U.S. evangelical green groups pan Trump’s climate accord exit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Evangelical Christian environmental groups on Friday panned President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from a global climate change pact, with leaders saying the political left does not have a monopoly on this i…
Chicago man sentenced to prison in Bali suitcase murder plot
(Reuters) – A Chicago man was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison for advising his cousin and that man’s girlfriend in a plot to murder her mother in Indonesia, a gruesome 2014 crime in which the victim’s body was stuffed into a suitcase.
Police arrest man after theft from Oregon train stabbing victim
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Police in Portland, Oregon, arrested a homeless man on Friday morning for stealing the wedding ring and backpack of Ricky Best, one of two men fatally stabbed to death last week on a commuter train while defending two women.
Alleged killer of Boston toddler called her ‘demon,’ mother testifies
BOSTON (Reuters) – The man accused of murdering a 2-1/2-year-old girl whose body was found on a Boston beach in 2015, sparking a months-long search for her identity, called the child a “demon” after punching her to death, the girl’s mother said on Frid…
Comedian Kathy Griffin says her career is over after gory Trump photo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Kathy Griffin tearfully apologized in a Friday press conference for posing with a fake bloodied and severed head depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that she felt her career was now over and that Trump “broke”…
Comedian Kathy Griffin says her career is over after gory Trump photo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Kathy Griffin tearfully apologized in a Friday press conference for posing with a fake bloodied and severed head depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that she felt her career was now over and that Trump “broke”…
Nail-spiked meatballs lead to suspension for Alabama mail carrier
(Reuters) – An Alabama mail carrier has been suspended and charged with aggravated animal cruelty for allegedly feeding meatballs laced with nails to at least one dog on her route, U.S. Postal Service officials said on Friday.
Man released after arrest with guns at Trump’s Washington hotel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday released a Pennsylvania doctor arrested this week with guns and ammunition at President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel who authorities say wanted to meet the president and bring down “big pharmacy.”
Lawsuit accusing Whole Foods of overcharging is revived: U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday ordered Whole Foods Market Inc to face a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing it of overcharging shoppers in New York City by overstating the weight of pre-packaged food in its supermarkets.
New York prosecutor says Exxon misled investors on climate change
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s top prosecutor on Friday accused Exxon Mobil of misleading investors about how it accounts for climate change risks, court filings show, offering a rare look inside an ongoing fraud investigation as it pressed the compan…
