U.S. judge blocks Trump order to restrict funding for ‘sanctuary cities’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration’s efforts to toughen immigration …
Massive Los Angeles crash kills one, snarls freeways
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two big rigs and several cars collided on a freeway north of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, sparking an explosion and fire, killing at least one person and forcing authorities to shut down two major arteries into the city for …
Palestinian-born activist agrees to deportation from U.S.
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Palestinian-born activist who spent 10 years in an Israeli prison on a terrorism conviction before moving to the United States and gaining citizenship pleaded guilty on Tuesday to immigration fraud, agreeing to be deported rather …
U.S. appeals court to reconsider Ohio execution protocol
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed to reconsider its recent decision blocking Ohio from using its lethal injection protocol to execute three death row inmates.
Lawyer for ex-NFL star Hernandez denies letter mentioned prison lover
BOSTON (Reuters) – A lawyer for former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday denied media reports that the athlete wrote a letter to a prison lover before hanging himself in his prison cell last week.
Ex-prosecutor, retired cops charged in New York corruption probe
(Reuters) – Three retired New York City police officers and a former Brooklyn prosecutor were arrested Tuesday on charges that they took part in a bribery scheme involving gun licenses, becoming the latest people caught up in a wide-ranging corruption …
Former Expedia IT employee get 15 months in prison for insider trading
(Reuters) – A former Expedia Inc computer support technician was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Tuesday after admitting he stole confidential information from senior executives’ emails to profit from insider trading.
Former Trump adviser Flynn likely broke law with Russia trip: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn likely broke the law by failing to get permission to be paid for a trip to Russia in 2015, the leaders of a House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday.
New York City subway faces two lawsuits over disabled access
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most of New York City’s huge, aging subway system is inaccessible to disabled people, and its operator illegally discriminates against them by failing to fix the problems, disability rights advocates said in two lawsuits on Tuesday…
U.S. Supreme Court may limit where companies can be sued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to clamp down on where corporations can be sued, a potential setback for plaintiffs’ lawyers who strive to bring cases in courts and locales they consider friendly.
