Tropical Storm Ophelia expected to strengthen to hurricane by Thursday
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen gradually over the next two days and become a hurricane by Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.
U.S. top court rejects convicted coal executive’s appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Massey Energy Co Chief Executive Officer Donald Blankenship’s bid to overturn his conviction stemming from a 2010 West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 coal miners ended on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court rejected …
U.S. top court leaves Guantanamo detainee’s conviction intact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the last remaining conviction of a Yemeni man who was put on trial before a special military tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba for his role as an al Qaeda publi…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to review computer hacking cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a growing controversy over who can give permission to access a computer, a debate that goes to the core of what constitutes hacking in this era of widespread use of the internet and s…
Puerto Rico hurricane death toll now 43: government official
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – The death toll in Puerto Rico attributable to Hurricane Maria has now reached 43, a government official said on Tuesday.
Fire crews battle California wildfires as death toll creeps up
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters battled 15 wildfires on Tuesday that have killed at least 11 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Northern California while raging through the state’s world-famous wine country.
Student arrested in fatal shooting of police officer at Texas college
(Reuters) – A 19-year-old student has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a police officer at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, officials said on Monday night.
Fire crews battle as deadly California wildfires rage on
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters battled overnight to contain wildfires in Northern California, evacuating residents in the path of 15 separate blazes that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.
Trump says sets measure to punish companies that outsource
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he has prepared an “economic-development” measure that would punish companies that globally outsource jobs.
U.S. opens rare criminal trial versus bank stemming from 2008 crisis
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – The U.S. government, long criticized for a dearth of successful prosecutions tied to the 2008 financial crisis, was set to open a rare criminal trial on Tuesday that gives it a chance to improve its record.
