MLB, NBA champion Gene Conley dies at 86
(Reuters) – Gene Conley, the only man to win both a baseball World Series and an NBA championship in basketball, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, the Boston Red Sox said in a statement.
Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with DOJ
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to forfeit thousands of illegally smuggled ancient Middle Eastern artifacts obtained from antiquities dealers for a Bible museum headed by its president, the company and U.S. offic…
Firm commissioned by Tillerson recommends that DHS issue U.S. visas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The issuance of U.S. visas, passports and other travel documents should be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security from the State Department, a consulting company commissioned by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson h…
Judge denies bail to alleged kidnapper of Chinese scholar in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man charged with abducting a missing Chinese scholar will remain in jail under a judge’s order on Wednesday as the FBI investigates her disappearance.
More than 100 shot in Chicago during long Fourth of July weekend
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A total of 101 people were shot in Chicago over an unusually violent Fourth of July weekend, leaving at least 14 dead, according to police and local media, as the city continues to grapple with gun crime.
Plea deal discussed for ex-Ohio cop who fatally shot motorist: lawyers
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – Lawyers on both sides in the trial of a white former University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot a black motorist and whose two cases ended in mistrials said on Wednesday they previously discussed a plea agreement.
U.S. proposes cutting total biofuels requirements in 2018
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed to reduce the volume of biofuel required to be used in gasoline and diesel fuel next year as it signaled the first step toward a potential broader overhaul of its biofuels program.
Judge enters not guilty plea for suspect in Michigan airport stabbing
FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – A federal judge entered a not guilty plea on Wednesday on behalf of a Canadian man charged with stabbing a Michigan airport police officer in an attack federal investigators are probing as an act of terrorism.
Nevada death sentence over 1982 murder is thrown out
(Reuters) – An inmate who has spent nearly 35 years on Nevada’s death row for a 1982 murder outside Reno had his sentence overturned on Wednesday by a federal appeals court.
Investor in Martin Shkreli’s fund says he made millions
(Reuters) – One of the investors former drug company executive Martin Shkreli is accused of defrauding testified on Wednesday that Shkreli lied to him repeatedly, although he eventually made millions of dollars from the investment.
