Robert Durst unfaithful to wife before her disappearance, friend says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Real estate scion Robert Durst and his wife were unfaithful to each other before she went missing in 1982, a friend of Durst said in court on Tuesday, in testimony that could be used by prosecutors to show there was discord in t…
Texas Senate votes to curb transgender access to public bathrooms
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Texas Senate gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a bill that restricts bathroom access for transgender people, endorsing a piece of legislation denounced by civil liberties advocates as discrimina…
L.A. man accused of smuggling king cobras in potato chip cans
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles man was arrested on Tuesday after federal prosecutors said he arranged to smuggle into the United States three live, highly venomous king cobra snakes hidden in potato chip canisters.
New York subway chief unveils emergency plan for ‘failing’ system
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of New York City’s subway asked the city and state for $836 million on Tuesday to immediately stabilize the century-old underground transit system, plus another $8 billion for capital improvements.
Wisconsin company offers employees microchip implants
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin vending machine company is offering its employees a chance to have a microchip implanted in their hands that they could use to buy snacks, log in to computers or use the copy machine.
U.S. judge refuses to halt New York nuclear power plant subsidies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by energy companies and trade groups to stop New York Governor Andrew Cuomo from providing billions of dollars in subsidies to prop up struggling nuclear power plants in the state.
Survivors of Texas truck where 10 immigrants died seek to trade testimony for visas
AUSTIN, Texas/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some of the illegal immigrants who survived a deadly human-smuggling journey into Texas are seeking visas to stay in the United States in exchange for testimony against those responsible for an operation that killed 1…
Adviser charged with insider trading on Pfizer-King deal pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Long Island, New York, investment adviser accused of engaging in insider trading after being tipped off about Pfizer Inc’s $3.6 billion acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc pleaded guilty on Tuesday, federal prosecutors said.
Sessions sets limits on U.S. federal funding for sanctuary cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday released a memo restricting Justice Department grants from going to so-called sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration agents.
Warrant in Minnesota police shooting says woman slapped squad car
(Reuters) – A woman slapped the back of police squad car just before the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Australian woman in Minneapolis, according to newly released court documents.
