Massachusetts ex-priest convicted in abuse scandal to leave prison
BOSTON (Reuters) – A defrocked U.S. Roman Catholic priest who was one of the first to be convicted when the church’s worldwide sex abuse scandal was first exposed more than a decade ago is due to be released from prison, a Massachusetts prosecutor said…
California governor signs climate policy extension into law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Tuesday a package of bills intended to use market forces to cut greenhouse gas emissions, extending by a decade the state’s signature plan to combat climate change.
Two members of missing Burundi robotics team found, U.S. police say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of a teenage robotics team from Burundi who went missing after a competition in Washington last week have been located and are safe, the city’s Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday.
Frank Sinatra’s fourth wife Barbara dies at age 90
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Barbara Sinatra, the fourth wife of singer Frank Sinatra, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, her representative said.
‘Pharma bro’ Shkreli stirs mixed feelings in his ancestral Albanian village
SHKREL, Albania (Reuters) – Dubbed the “most hated man in America” by the U.S. press, pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli has brought both pride and shame to his home village in Albania from which he takes his name.
U.S. says Macau billionaire hoped U.N. bribery would cement legacy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ng Lap Seng’s dream of “fame and more fortune” drove the Macau billionaire to bribe United Nations officials to win support for a multibillion-dollar conference center he hoped to build, a U.S. prosecutor said on Tuesday near the e…
Trump administration moves closer to undoing overtime pay rule
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday pushed forward with its bid to undo an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to 4.2 million workers and said it was considering treating workers differently based on location and indu…
U.S. appeals court blocks D.C. law restricting gun rights
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday blocked a regulation in Washington, D.C., that limited the right to carry a handgun in public to people with a good reason for self-defense, handing a victory to gun rights advocates.
Justin Bieber apologizes for abandoning tour, says needs rest
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Justin Bieber has apologized to his fans for the sudden cancellation of the remainder of his world tour, saying he needed some rest after being on the road for two years.
In secret control center, N.Y.’s Penn Station moves fewer trains as repairs proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a secret midtown Manhattan location lies the heart of operations for the busiest train hub in the Western Hemisphere, New York’s Pennsylvania Station, which is undergoing a massive emergency repair.
