Perry pushes Nevada nuclear waste site in first official visit
(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry pushed for opening Nevada’s Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site in a meeting with the state’s governor on Monday, but the local leader said he remains staunchly opposed to the project.
Suspect arrested, accused of throwing ‘biblical text’ into mosque
DENVER (Reuters) – Investigators in Colorado arrested on Monday a man suspected of throwing a “biblical text” inside a mosque after smashing windows and a glass door of the Islamic center and overturning furniture inside, police said.
Platinum founder’s lawyer says FBI may have leaked about fraud probe
(Reuters) – A lawyer defending Platinum Partners founder Mark Nordlicht against fraud charges said on Monday an FBI agent who admitted to leaking to the press on an insider trading probe of sports gambler William “Billy” Walters may also have leaked ab…
Trump’s childhood home fetches tidy sum for savvy New York investor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York real estate investor has taken a page out of Donald Trump’s “The Art of the Deal” by selling the president’s boyhood home for $2.14 million, or 54 percent more than the $1.39 million he paid in December, an auction house…
New Jersey credit rating cut for 11th time under Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s credit rating was cut on Monday, affecting $37 billion of debt, the 11th time Wall Street has downgraded the state’s bonds since Governor Chris Christie took office in January 2010.
‘Fearless Girl’ extends face-off with Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The “Fearless Girl” statue in New York City, whose face-off with Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” won her legions of fans in just three weeks, will hold her ground for at least another 11 months.
Mylan underpayment on EpiPen could exceed proposed settlement -study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The amount that drugmaker Mylan NV avoided paying the U.S. government in Medicaid rebates for its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment since 2007 likely exceeds a proposed $465 million settlement the company announced in October, acc…
How two teens in leggings became a PR mess for United Airlines
(Reuters) – A bystander who touched off a social media furor after she saw United Airlines stop two teenage girls dressed in leggings from boarding a flight admitted on Monday that she did not fully grasp the situation when she started tweeting her ind…
Eight Arkansas death row inmates sue to block executions over 10 days
(Reuters) – Eight Arkansas death row inmates who are scheduled to die over a 10-day period in April filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday to halt their executions, saying the state’s rush to the death chamber was reckless and unconstitutional.
U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on ‘sanctuary’ cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened on Monday to cut off U.S. Justice Department grants to cities that fail to assist federal immigration authorities, moving the Trump administration closer to a potential clash with leader…
