A picture and its story: A neo-Nazi in the midst of a protest
(Reuters) – On the morning of October 17, two days before Richard Spencer, an avowed white nationalist and spokesman for the so-called alt-right, was to speak at the University of Florida, my wife asked if I had heard anything about it.
Body of missing worker recovered after Louisiana oil rig explosion
(Reuters) – The body of a worker missing since an oil production platform in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain exploded and caught fire on Sunday has been found, local officials said.
Federal judge in Hawaii expands block on Trump travel ban
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Hawaii extended his halt of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from six Muslim-majority countries.
Trump to release JFK files, subject to ‘further information’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that, subject to receipt of further information, he planned to allow the opening of long-secret files on the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy due for release ne…
U.S. warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms
(Reuters) – The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure.
Plane by plane, New York greets Puerto Ricans displaced by hurricane
NEW YORK (Reuters) – There were only a few minutes left before baggage carousel No. 4 jolted to life at John F. Kennedy International Airport, soon to be ringed with people coming from Puerto Rico on one-way tickets they never would have bought if not …
One dead, another missing after oil barge fire off Texas
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and another was missing on Friday after an oil barge being pulled by a tug boat caught fire and exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, officials said.
Alphabet balloon project to provide limited internet in Puerto Rico
(Reuters) – Experimental communications balloons provided by Alphabet Inc in collaboration with AT&T Inc will allow some of the carrier’s customers in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico to send texts and access critical information on the internet, Alphabet said on Friday.
U.S. court blocks immigrant teen’s bid to obtain abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday prevented an illegal immigrant teenager detained by the government from immediately obtaining an abortion, although it left open the possibility she could undergo the procedure within days.
Florida programmer sentenced to 16 months for bitcoin exchange scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida software engineer was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Friday after being found guilty of scheming to help an illegal bitcoin exchange avoid having banks and regulators look into its activities.
