National monuments in Idaho, Washington to remain protected
(Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Thursday a national monument in Washington state and one in Idaho are no longer on a list of more than two dozen wilderness sites being targeted by the Trump administration for possible reduction o…
Motiva contract worker dies after accident near Texas refinery
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A contract worker died on Thursday from injuries received in an accident while working for Motiva Enterprises [MOTIV.UL] in an area between its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery and terminal, the company said.
Exclusive: U.S. asks nations to provide more traveler data or face sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will require all nations to provide extensive data to help it vet visa applicants and determine whether a traveler poses a terrorist threat, according to a cable obtained by Reuters.
Former U.S. House staffers charged in sharing of lawmaker’s nude photos
(Reuters) – Two former staff employees of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives have been indicted after an investigation into the circulation of private, nude images and videos of the member and the member’s spouse, U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips said on Thursday.
Texas ATM’s choices: deposit, withdraw, release trapped repairman
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas repairman found that one of the hardest parts about being trapped while servicing a bank’s automated teller machine was convincing customers coming for cash that he was stuck.
Doctors, nurses among hundreds charged with defrauding U.S. health programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 400 people, including doctors and nurses, have been charged with defrauding Medicare and other federal healthcare programs of $1.3 billion, with many accused of illegally distributing opioids and other narcotics, the Ju…
Times Square driver who mowed down pedestrians denies guilt
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The man accused of killing a woman and injuring 22 others by using his car to cut a three-block swath through the crowded sidewalks of New York’s Times Square denied all charges on Thursday related to the May attack, prosecutors sa…
Canada judge rejects U.S. widow’s bid to freeze ex-Guantanamo detainee’s assets
(Reuters) – A judge in Ontario on Thursday rejected a bid by a U.S. soldier’s widow and an injured veteran to freeze the assets of a Canadian citizen who last week received C$10.5 million ($8.24 million) in a settlement with the Canadian government ov…
U.S. charges 412 people with healthcare fraud, opioid-related schemes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 412 people for taking part in healthcare frauds and opioid-related crimes that cost taxpayers about $1.3 billion.
Former President Carter hospitalized over dehydration in Canada
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was receiving hospital care on Thursday after becoming dehydrated at a charity house-building project in Canada, but he is doing “OK,” Habitat for Humanity said.
