U.S. says Macau billionaire hoped U.N. bribery would cement legacy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ng Lap Seng’s dream of “fame and more fortune” drove the Macau billionaire to bribe United Nations officials to win support for a multibillion-dollar conference center he hoped to build, a U.S. prosecutor said on Tuesday near the e…
Trump administration moves closer to undoing overtime pay rule
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday pushed forward with its bid to undo an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to 4.2 million workers and said it was considering treating workers differently based on location and indu…
U.S. appeals court blocks D.C. law restricting gun rights
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday blocked a regulation in Washington, D.C., that limited the right to carry a handgun in public to people with a good reason for self-defense, handing a victory to gun rights advocates.
Justin Bieber apologizes for abandoning tour, says needs rest
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Justin Bieber has apologized to his fans for the sudden cancellation of the remainder of his world tour, saying he needed some rest after being on the road for two years.
In secret control center, N.Y.’s Penn Station moves fewer trains as repairs proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a secret midtown Manhattan location lies the heart of operations for the busiest train hub in the Western Hemisphere, New York’s Pennsylvania Station, which is undergoing a massive emergency repair.
VW executive charged in U.S. emissions probe to plead guilty: court
(Reuters) – A Volkswagen AG executive charged in the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal plans to plead guilty on Aug. 4 in U.S. District Court in Detroit, a court spokesman said on Tuesday.
Appeals court rules for NBC in defamation suit over ‘bomb’ segment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday said NBC News did not defame an Oregon sporting goods company by characterizing its exploding rifle targets as “bombs” in a report on the “Today” show.
Crews gain ground against Montana wildfire, largest in U.S.
(Reuters) – Fire crews gained ground on Tuesday against a nearly week-old wildfire that has torched more than two dozens buildings and charred hundreds of square miles of Montana prairie and is currently the biggest fire burning in the United States.
Trump gives Boy Scouts at jamboree a taste of Washington politics
GLEN JEAN, West Virginia (Reuters) – After another challenging day in Washington, President Donald Trump flew to West Virginia to a field full of 40,000 chanting and cheering Boy Scouts, telling them he was happy to leave Washington behind.
U.S. judge halts deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge in Michigan halted on Monday the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals from the United States, the latest legal victory for the Iraqi nationals facing deportation in a closely watched case.
