Ex-Guinea minister charged with laundering bribes goes to trial
(Reuters) – A former government minister in Guinea went to trial in New York on Monday on U.S. charges that he laundered $8.5 million in bribes he took in exchange for helping a Chinese company secure valuable mining rights.
State Department website posts article on Trump’s Florida resort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department website on Monday took down an article it published this month about President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort which had prompted criticism from prominent ethics experts that the piece represented use of …
Teacher accused of kidnapping to face federal charges in Tennessee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A former Tennessee schoolteacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl and taking her on a multistate odyssey that included sexual abuse before the pair were found in California will be returned to face federal kidnappi…
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush staying in hospital few more days
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush will remain for a few more days in a Houston hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia, the hospital said on Monday.
Democratic state attorneys general decry student loan rework by Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been reworking student lending since her appointment in February, raising concerns among Democrats that she will undo former President Barack Obama’s overhaul of college financial aid.
Obama makes no mention of Trump in first major post-presidential appearance
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Barack Obama, making his first major appearance since leaving the White House, made no mention on Monday of his successor, Donald Trump, but urged young people to get more involved in their communities at a time of stark political d…
Up in Smoke: Marijuana activists cuffed after lighting up at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two dozen red-hatted protesters gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to call for easing federal marijuana laws, but police snuffed out the party by arresting four of them after they lit up joints.
Two Bundy supporters convicted in Nevada: attorney
(Reuters) – A Nevada jury found two supporters of cattle rancher Cliven Bundy guilty on Monday of charges stemming from an armed standoff with federal authorities in 2014, an attorney for one of four other defendants in the case said.
Students sue UC Berkeley over canceled Ann Coulter speech
(Reuters) – Students who invited conservative commentator Ann Coulter to speak at the University of California at Berkeley sued school officials on Monday, saying their cancellation of the event was discriminatory and violated free speech rights.
Ex-Eaton Vance portfolio manager to plead guilty to fraud in U.S. court
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Eaton Vance Corp portfolio manager has agreed to plead guilty to having engaged in a fraudulent scheme involving call options that enabled him to illegally make $1.9 million, according to papers filed in Boston federal court…
