Signs of the time: Fake U.S. immigration control posters found in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Residents of at least one Washington D.C. neighborhood woke up on Thursday to find the area plastered with posters urging them to turn in illegal immigrants, but federal authorities denied putting up the signs and denounced them …
NYPD must face lawsuit over ‘sound cannons’ at protests: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Police Department failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it used excessive force by employing military-grade sound cannons, which can emit ear-piercing noise, to disperse protesters.
Actress Julianne Moore urges Americans to mark gun violence awareness day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actress Julianne Moore is urging Americans to wear orange on Friday to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
NRA loses appeal of California firearm fee
(Reuters) – The National Rifle Association failed to persuade a federal appeals court to overturn a California law requiring that $5 of a $19 fee imposed on firearms transfers be used to fund enforcement efforts against illegal firearm purchases.
Most of 46 million recalled Takata inflators in U.S. not fixed: U.S. senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 65 percent of 46.2 million recalled Takata Corp airbag inflators in the United States have not been repaired, a U.S. senator said on Thursday, urging automakers to speed up the pace of repairs.
Accused N.Y.-N.J. bomber loses bid to have charges dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man accused of setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey which wounded 30 people last September has lost a bid to dismiss charges of attempted murder and other crimes stemming from his shootout with police after a manhunt.
Blacksands Pacific executive charged with $300 mln fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Nigerian and U.K. national has been charged with defrauding financial institutions out of more than $300 million by falsely representing his company as a thriving international oil and gas venture to obtain loans.
Airlines body says laptop ban affecting Middle East-U.S. traffic
BERLIN (Reuters) – Restrictions on bringing large electronic devices into aircraft cabins on certain routes to the United States are affecting traffic between the Middle East and the United States, a global airlines’ association said on Thursday.
Madoff trustee defeats appeal over payouts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday closed another avenue for Bernard Madoff’s victims to recoup money they lost, saying the trustee liquidating the swindler’s firm can ignore transfers of fake profits between customer accounts when d…
Recent immigrants to the U.S. are better educated: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Nearly half the recent immigrants to the United States have college degrees, reflecting a steady increase in educational attainment fueled largely by growing numbers of people from Asia, a study released on Thursday showed.
