U.S. justices question Arab Bank liability in militant attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled concern about allowing companies to be sued under American law for human rights abuses abroad in a case involving allegations that Arab Bank Plc helped finance milita…
Dry weather could propel California wildfires that killed 21
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters feared resurgent winds and dry conditions on Wednesday would spread the wildfires that have killed at least 21 people, destroyed 3,500 homes and businesses and blanketed Northern California’s famed wine country i…
Ten charged in booze-fueled death of Louisiana State fraternity pledge
(Reuters) – Ten men have been charged in the death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge who had more than six times the legal blood alcohol limit after a night of suspected booze-fueled hazing, officials said on Wednesday.
Utah police lieutenant demoted over arrest of nurse over blood draw
(Reuters) – A Utah police lieutenant who ordered a detective to arrest a nurse after she refused to let the detective take a blood sample from an unconscious patient without a warrant was demoted on Wednesday, according to a police spokesman and police…
Boy Scouts of America to allow girls to join, earn Eagle Scout rank
(Reuters) – In a historic shift, the Boy Scouts of America will let girls enroll in Cub Scouts starting next year and allow them to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, the organization said on Wednesday.
House panel approves $36.5 billion for disaster relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee has approved $36.5 billion in emergency funding for relief and recovery from the recent devastating hurricanes and wildfires, a spokeswoman for the committee’s chairman …
Trump to name White House aide to homeland security post: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump was expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen, who as top aide to his White House chief of staff has sought to instill order in Trump’s team, to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a White House offi…
Bloomberg’s charity donates $64 million to ‘war on coal’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s charity gave another $64 million to a campaign that aims to slash the number of U.S. coal-fired plants by two thirds by 2020, he said on Wednesday.
Charlottesville, Virginia, schools on partial lockdown after threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Schools in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a white nationalist protest over a Confederate statue turned deadly this summer, were under a partial lockdown on Wednesday after the FBI discovered a potential online threat, authoriti…
Las Vegas shooting victim sues hotel, festival organizer, ‘bump stock’ maker
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California woman wounded in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival has filed a lawsuit against the operators of the hotel where the gunman fired from, the festival organizers and the maker of a device that allowed weapon…
