N.Y. energy investor gets five years, 10 months for $45 million tax scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York energy investor was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to engaging in a years-long scheme to avoid more than $45 million in income and other taxes.
Trump tries to rally support for healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump tried to rally Republican lawmakers behind a plan to dismantle Obamacare on Tuesday as U.S. stock markets showed their worst one-day performance since the November election.
Student sues Columbia University over response to reports of rape
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A student at Columbia University sued the school on Tuesday, claiming officials showed indifference and apathy after she reported two separate incidents of sexual assault on the school’s New York City campus in 2015.
Families of Sept. 11 victims sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. court over attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of relatives of individuals killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have sued Saudi Arabia in U.S. court, seeking to take advantage of a law passed by Congress last year that allows victims of such attacks on U.S. soil to su…
South Carolina church shooter’s friend to serve time for lying, silence
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The South Carolina man who suspected his friend Dylann Roof was to blame for the June 2015 massacre at a historic black church but did not immediately call police and told others to stay silent was sentenced on Tuesday to m…
Polaris Industries to recall about 19,200 ATVs
(Reuters) – Polaris Industries Inc is recalling about 19,200 all-terrain vehicles due to fire hazard and risk of injury, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
New Jersey to give $1 million to religious groups at risk of attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey will give up to $1 million in grants to religious institutions and other non-profit groups vulnerable to attacks in the wake of a spate of threats against Jewish organizations around the country, Governor Chris Christie …
Supreme Court reins in president’s appointment powers
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put new restrictions on presidential powers, limiting a president’s authority to staff certain top government posts in a case involving an appointment to the National Labor Relations Board.
Police investigating Dakota pipeline vandalism
(Reuters) – South Dakota authorities are investigating an act of vandalism at the Dakota Access pipeline, a day after the project owner said oil could begin flowing through the pipeline soon, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. Air Force officer pleads guilty to selling stolen military gear
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to selling stolen high-grade military components without authorization, after peddling night-vision goggles and other gear on eBay, federal prosecutors said.
