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.
North Carolina’s U.S. Senator Tillis ‘fine’ after collapse at race
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said in a video message from his hospital bed that he was doing well after getting overheated and collapsing during a charitable road race in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning.
Manning leaves U.S. prison seven years after giving secrets to WikiLeaks
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Reuters) – Chelsea Manning walked out of a U.S. military prison on Wednesday, seven years after being arrested for passing secrets to WikiLeaks in the largest breach of classified information in U.S. history.
Tulsa police officer’s manslaughter trial goes to jury
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – An Oklahoma jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of a white Tulsa police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in an incident caught on video that stoked the debate over racial bias in U.S. po…
Star lot withdrawn at Sotheby’s, a Malevich fetches $21 million at N.Y. auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Impressionist and modern art achieved some respectable results at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, but the sale was marked by the 11th-hour withdrawal of its much-hyped star offering, an early masterpiece by Egon Schiele.
Georgia murderer who wanted firing squad killed by lethal injection
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia executed a convicted robber and murderer by lethal injection early on Wednesday after U.S. courts rejected his appeal to be killed by a firing squad.
At least one killed as tornado tears though dozens of Oklahoma homes: media
(Reuters) – A tornado tore through western Oklahoma on Tuesday evening, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and killing at least one person, media reported.
New Orleans crews remove statue of Confederate general
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – New Orleans removed a statue honoring Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday morning, marking the third of four historical monuments the city slated for removal because they were deemed racially offensive.
