Bumble Bee tuna agrees to plead guilty to price-fixing in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bumble Bee Foods LLC has agreed to plead guilty to one count of fixing the prices of canned tuna sold in the United States and to pay a criminal fine of $25 million, the Justice Department said on Monday.
Accused New York, New Jersey bomber to be tried in New York: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Afghan-born man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey will be tried in New York after a federal judge rejected his lawyers’ argument that he could not get a fair trial in the city where he is accused of injur…
Democratic appointed appeals judges to review Trump travel order
(Reuters) – Three appeals court judges appointed by Democratic former President Bill Clinton will review a Hawaii judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s revised restrictions on travel from six Muslim majority countries.
Former president Clinton working on novel with famed suspense writer
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is working with best-selling suspense writer James Patterson on a novel called “The President is Missing,” which will be published in June 2018, the publishers said on Monday.
Judges hit Trump lawyer with tough questions over revised travel ban
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Federal appeals court judges on Monday peppered a U.S. Justice Department lawyer with tough questions about President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, with several voicing skepticism …
Jury selection to start for Oklahoma officer charged with manslaughter
(Reuters) – Jury selection is set to start on Monday for the first-degree manslaughter trial of a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man whose car had broken down in an incident captured on police video and viewed g…
Two people shot outside famed Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach
(Reuters) – Two people were shot and injured outside Miami Beach’s famed Fountainbleau Hotel on Sunday, police said.
Texas governor signs into law bill to punish ‘sanctuary cities’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed into law on Sunday a measure to punish “sanctuary cities,” despite a plea from police chiefs of the state’s biggest cities to halt the bill they said would hinder their ability to f…
Father of slain Dallas-area teen sues officer for killing his son
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The father of a black teenage boy fatally shot in the head while in a car that was driving away from a policeman has sued the Dallas-area officer for excessive force over the incident that has stoked simmering debate about rac…
Suspect in slaying of Boston doctors to appear in court on Monday
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts man accused of killing two doctors in a luxury South Boston penthouse last week will appear in court on Monday, according to authorities.
