Former U.S. Navy admiral sentenced to 18 months in bribery scandal
(Reuters) – A former U.S. Navy admiral at the center of a massive bribery scandal was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison for choosing “karaoke over character,” U.S. prosecutors said.
Senators from both parties try to ease banking for marijuana businesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic senators on Wednesday renewed their drive to make banking easier for marijuana-based businesses in those U.S. states where the drug is legal, undeterred by signals from the Trump administration about mai…
Dozens charged in largest-ever Los Angeles raid against MS-13 gang
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police arrested 21 members and associates of street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, in Los Angeles on Wednesday in pre-dawn raids that were the culmination of a three-year probe, officials said.
Alaska Air to begin service at second Seattle-area airport in 2018
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Alaska Air Group said on Wednesday it plans to begin scheduled flights from a second Seattle-area airport next year, giving it exclusive access to a growing part of the Pacific Northwest’s Puget Sound region.
U.S. judge blocks federal move against immigration lawyers
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge issued an order on Wednesday blocking the Department of Justice from taking actions that immigration lawyers say would severely limit their ability to provide services for people facing deportation.
Ex-Baylor student sues school, says gang raped by football players
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former Baylor University student has sued the college with allegations that she was drugged and gang raped by football players while the school turned a blind eye to sexual assaults by athletes on campus.
U.S. court urged to relax convicted Israeli spy’s parole conditions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer who served 30 years in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel, on Wednesday urged a U.S. appeals court to loosen his parole conditions.
New Hampshire lawmaker resigns amid charges of online misogyny
BOSTON (Reuters) – A New Hampshire lawmaker resigned on Wednesday following controversy over his comments on an online forum that critics called a hotbed of anti-women comments, the speaker of the state House of Representatives said.
U.S. immigration arrests up nearly 40 percent under Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. arrests of suspected illegal immigrants rose by nearly 40 percent in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, following executive orders that broadened the scope of who could be targeted for immigration violations, acc…
Chicago police finalize tighter ‘use of force’ rules
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Police on Wednesday finalized stricter limits on when officers can use firearms and other force, the latest attempt to reform a department roiled by misconduct and criticism in the wake of a high-profile 2014 shooting of a b…
