Shkreli portrayed both as liar, well-meaning as trial nears end
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors were presented with starkly opposite portrayals of former drug company Martin Shkreli on Thursday, with a prosecutor casting him as a serial liar and his own lawyer calling him a well-meaning but misunderstood genius.
White House divisions on display with Scaramucci’s comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The rifts inside President Donald Trump’s White House were on startling display on Thursday, as his new communications director urged Trump’s chief of staff to state publicly that he does not leak information to the media.
Boy Scouts of America apologizes for Trump’s ‘political rhetoric’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the Boy Scouts of America apologized to members of the youth organization on Thursday for the “political rhetoric that was inserted” into its national gathering this week by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Las Vegas gambler Walters gets five years prison for insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Famed Las Vegas sports gambler William “Billy” Walters was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison, following his April conviction in one of the highest profile U.S. insider trading trials in years.
New York Governor Cuomo calls on private sector to help fix subways
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday called on the private sector to help improve New York City’s aging subway system, saying business and civic organizations could each contribute $250,000 to join a “partnership council” and…
House panel approves legislation to speed deployment of self-driving cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An influential U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a revised bipartisan bill on a 54-0 vote that would speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles.
U.S. regulators approve fix for 326,000 VW diesels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a fix for 326,000 Volkswagen AG diesel cars, the agencies and the automaker said Thursday.
Trump ban on transgender service members alarms some military officers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to ban transgender personnel from serving in the military has alarmed some senior military officers who were caught off guard by it.
U.S. Justice Department says anti-bias law does not protect gay workers
(Reuters) – The Trump administration told a U.S. appeals court that federal law does not ban discrimination against gay employees, a sharp reversal of the position former President Barack Obama took on a key civil rights issue.
California deputy attorney general charged with child porn
(Reuters) – A California deputy attorney general has been charged with possessing child pornography at his San Diego County home following a months-long investigation, according to court records and local media.
