U.S. judge unlikely to remove block on Trump sanctuary city order
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was “very much inclined” to maintain a court order that blocks President Donald Trump’s administration from carrying out a policy designed to threaten federal funds to so-called sanctuary citi…
New York City declares war on rats with $32 million plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City on Wednesday announced a $32 million plan to reduce the rat population by 70 percent in the city’s three most infested neighborhoods by the end of 2018.
Appeal of Guantanamo conviction hits snag over legal representation
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Reuters) – A former al Qaeda foot soldier’s appeal of his Guantanamo Bay war crimes conviction stalled on Wednesday as U.S. attorneys clashed over his legal representation in a test of the military tribunal system.
U.S. charges 14 over $147 million New York boiler room scam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Wednesday criminally charged 14 defendants with involvement in a $147 million stock manipulation scheme orchestrated in a Long Island, New York boiler room, and which swindled dozens of senior citizens and ot…
U.S. confirms it has lifted laptop ban on EgyptAir flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it has lifted a ban on state-owned EgyptAir passengers using laptops on U.S.-bound flights, leaving just two Middle Eastern airlines still under restrictions first impose…
Amtrak considering tighter airline-style economy class seating: executive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing Amtrak Co-chief Executive Wick Moorman said on Wednesday the money-losing U.S. passenger rail system is considering a less comfortable economy class of seats that could allow it to pack in more passengers.
After passenger dragged, Chicago says police will handle airport incidents
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Months after an online video of a United Airlines passenger being dragged from a plane went viral and sparked global outrage, Chicago aviation officials on Wednesday said future airport disturbances will be handled by city police, n…
MIT post-doctoral associate arrested for insider trading
BOSTON (Reuters) – A post-doctoral associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was arrested on Wednesday on charges he engaged in insider trading ahead of news that Sibanye Gold Ltd planned to acquire Stillwater Mining for $2.2 billion, prosecut…
Minnesota sues CenturyLink alleging it overcharges customers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Minnesota filed a lawsuit against telecommunications provider CenturyLink Inc alleging the company charged customers more than they agreed to pay for internet and cable services, the state’s Attorney General Lori Swanson said in a …
Lockdown lifted at Washington state capitol campus
(Reuters) – Buildings at the Washington State Capitol Campus were briefly placed on lockdown on Wednesday after police received a report of shots fired in the area, authorities said.
