Afghans who helped U.S. forces may get more visas under defense bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked for U.S. forces as interpreters or support staff on Wednesday, an effort to preserve a program that had been at risk of shutting down.
Lawyer for ‘pharma bro’ Shkreli paints ex-CEO as misunderstood genius
(Reuters) – Martin Shkreli’s lawyer did not run from his client’s troubled public image, describing him as a misunderstood genius, as he began his defense in the former drug company executive’s securities fraud trial on Wednesday.
Brother of Ohio pastor shot dead during service gets 31 years to life
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio man convicted of fatally shooting his brother, a pastor, during a Sunday morning church service in 2016 was sentenced on Wednesday to 31 years to life in prison, prosecutors said.
Illinois man pleads not guilty to threatening to assassinate Trump
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man charged with threatening to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump after his Facebook posts were reported to authorities pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, according to court documents.
Prosecutors drop perjury charge of ex-Texas trooper in jail death case
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Prosecutors dropped a perjury charge on Wednesday against a former Texas state trooper who arrested a black motorist later found hanged in her jail cell, a court document provided by the attorney for the ex-trooper showed.
Chicago cops in alleged cover-up of black teen’s shooting are ‘scapegoats’: union
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three Chicago police officers indicted for conspiring to cover up the shooting death of a black teenager by a white officer are being made “scapegoats,” police union officials said on Wednesday.
Widespread uncertainty as U.S. travel ban start looms
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – One day before President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on all refugees and travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries is scheduled to take effect, there is still widespread uncertainty about how the administration …
Sarah Palin sues New York Times for defamation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has sued the New York Times for defamation because of an editorial that linked her rhetoric to a 2011 shooting that killed six people and seriously wounded a U.S. congresswoman.
New Yorkers dial into immigrant stories in phone booths
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers and tourists in Times Square can take a trip back in time in repurposed phone booths outfitted with oral histories from the city’s storied immigrant population.
FBI agent charged with lying about Oregon refuge shooting
(Reuters) – An FBI agent has been charged with lying when he told investigators he did not fire his weapon at a protester killed by police during a 2016 standoff at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, according to court documents unsealed on Wednesday…
