U.S. State Dept. employee charged in making contacts with Chinese agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department employee with access to sensitive information was accused of failing to report contacts with Chinese foreign intelligence agents who provided her with gifts in exchange for diplomatic and economic informat…
Montana tribe, conservationists sue U.S. government for ending coal moratorium
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Native American tribe in Montana and a coalition of conservation groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday for lifting a moratorium on coal leases on public land without consulting tribal leaders and conducting a full e…
U.S. authorities release Mexican ‘Dreamer’ from custody
(Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant with a work permit who was arrested by U.S. authorities was released from federal custody on Wednesday while legal proceedings over his immigration status continue, according to a U.S. immigration official.
Armed man arrested on way to L.A. gay pride parade pleads not guilty
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An Indiana man arrested on his way to a Los Angeles-area gay pride parade last year after police found three assault rifles and potentially explosive chemicals in his car has pleaded not guilty to weapons charges.
Heroin use, addiction up sharply among U.S. whites: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Heroin use in the United States has risen five-fold in the past decade and dependence on the drug has more than tripled, with the biggest jumps among whites and men with low incomes and little education, researchers said on Wednesd…
Suspect in threats against Jewish groups appears in U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former journalist charged with making a wave of bomb threats to U.S. Jewish organizations by telephone while posing as his ex-girlfriend appeared in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday afternoon.
Miami police arrest 19-year-old suspect in ambush of two detectives
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man suspected of ambushing two Miami detectives in an unmarked car during a lookout for gang activity was arrested on Wednesday on attempted murder charges, police said.
Four dead, power cut after storms hit Texas and neighboring states
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Four people were killed and nearly 70,000 customers were without electricity on Wednesday after storms pounded Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana with tornadoes, torrential rain and hail.
Two black women sue Fox News executive, network for racial harassment
(Reuters) – Two black employees of Fox News have accused a white executive of racial harassment and the cable network of ignoring their claims of discrimination in a lawsuit filed in New York City.
Supreme Court throws out ruling that upheld NY credit card law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a ruling that upheld a New York law barring retailers from charging more to buy with credit, sending the case back to a lower court to decide as a free speech issue not as pricing reg…
