U.S. court urged to relax convicted Israeli spy’s parole conditions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer who served 30 years in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel, on Wednesday urged a U.S. appeals court to loosen his parole conditions.
New Hampshire lawmaker resigns amid charges of online misogyny
BOSTON (Reuters) – A New Hampshire lawmaker resigned on Wednesday following controversy over his comments on an online forum that critics called a hotbed of anti-women comments, the speaker of the state House of Representatives said.
U.S. immigration arrests up nearly 40 percent under Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. arrests of suspected illegal immigrants rose by nearly 40 percent in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, following executive orders that broadened the scope of who could be targeted for immigration violations, acc…
Chicago police finalize tighter ‘use of force’ rules
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Police on Wednesday finalized stricter limits on when officers can use firearms and other force, the latest attempt to reform a department roiled by misconduct and criticism in the wake of a high-profile 2014 shooting of a b…
Teenage boy arrested on arson charge in historic N.Y. synagogue fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police arrested a 14-year-old boy on Wednesday on an arson charge and were looking for possible accomplices after a fire gutted an abandoned historic synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, authorities said.
State Department reminds staff on ethics after posts on Trump interests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department’s legal office has reminded employees not to promote private interests on social media after its online accounts publicized President Donald Trump’s private Florida resort and his daughter Ivanka Trump’…
U.S. Democrats try to force vote on independent Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (This May 17 story, in penultimate paragraph, corrects to show that Walter Jones is the only Republican in the House to support the petition, not that Jones and Justin Amash are the only two Republicans in the House to support th…
Puerto Rico creditors open to mediation in bankruptcy court
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s main creditors, meeting before a U.S. bankruptcy judge in the largest public finance restructuring case in history, are interested in continuing mediation settlement talks to resolve the island’s unpayable $70 billion…
U.S. searchers find debris believed from plane lost near Bahamas
(Reuters) – Search teams have found and identified wreckage they believe came from a small aircraft that disappeared near the Bahamas this week with four Americans on board, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday.
Illinois’ unpaid bills reach record $14.3 billion
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ unpaid bill backlog has hit a record high of $14.3 billion as the legislature nears a May 31 budget deadline, the state comptroller’s office said on Wednesday.
