U.S. court tosses murder conviction of ex-Blackwater guard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday threw out the murder conviction of an ex-Blackwater security guard and ordered three of his former colleagues to be re-sentenced in the high-profile prosecution stemming from the massacre of 14 u…
Rwandan who sought asylum after genocide faces U.S. fraud charge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Rwandan man who sought asylum in the United States claiming he fled the African nation’s 1994 genocide was charged by U.S. prosecutors on Friday with lying about having been part of the political party that led the killing.
Fires extinguished after CSX train derailment in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – Firefighters on Friday extinguished a string of sulfur fires that broke out in a small Pennsylvania town after dozens of CSX Corp rail cars careened off the tracks, the company said, but residents remained under evacuation orders.
Immigrants denied credit by Wells Fargo may sue bank, judge says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Young immigrants denied credit by Wells Fargo Bank because they are not permanent U.S. residents can sue the bank under a post-Civil War law barring discrimination on the basis of immigration status, a federal judge ruled.
Wells Fargo to pay U.S. $108 million over veterans’ loans
(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co will pay the U.S. government $108 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming it charged military veterans hidden fees to refinance their mortgages, and concealed the fees when applying for federal loan guarantees.
Nebraska regulators block testimony ahead of Keystone XL hearings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nebraska regulators weighing the fate of TransCanada Corp’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline have ruled that opponents of the project cannot use one of their best arguments against it in final hearings next week: that America does not need the oil.
Elite firefighter killed while battling western Montana blaze
(Reuters) – An elite California firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling a blaze in western Montana, the second firefighting death in the area over the last two weeks, officials said.
Security for Trump’s summer visit ruffles tranquil New Jersey town
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) – Three military helicopters hovered over Anne Choi’s backyard, engaged in what appeared to be a drill ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit three weeks ago to this tranquil town of farmland and horse barns in rural New Jer…
U.S. national parks, led by Utah’s Zion, weigh limits on visitors
(Reuters) – Zion National Park in Utah, one of the premier outdoor attractions of the American West, is considering a first-ever admissions cap in a move supported by conservation advocates and veteran park employees to stem overcrowding at a time of r…
College professor, second man sought in fatal Chicago stabbing
(Reuters) – A nationwide manhunt was under way for a Northwestern University professor and an employee of Britain’s Oxford University who are accused in a fatal stabbing in Chicago last week, police said on Thursday.
