U.S. judge seeks details on Giuliani role in Iran sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered that he be given more detail about former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani and another lawyer’s representation of a Turkish gold trader charged with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against…
Spanish man found guilty of murdering U.S. woman on pilgrim route
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish man was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering U.S. woman Denise Pikka Thiem as she was walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in north-west Spain in 2015.
Nightclub gunman’s widow will be sent to face charges in Florida
(Reuters) – The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, has agreed to return to the state from California to face federal charges, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Pepsi draws outrage for ad depicting Kendall Jenner at protest
(Reuters) – Pepsi’s new ad featuring Kendall Jenner prompted Twitter users to howl outrage on Wednesday, with civil-rights advocates saying it trivialized recent street unrest across the United States.
Taser changes name in shift to software, police services
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Taser International Inc , maker of the eponymous device used by police to stun and incapacitate a person temporarily, is changing its name to Axon as it pushes further into the software business.
Man pleads not guilty in fatal New York stabbing of black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A white man who police said traveled to New York City to harm black people pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of murder “as a crime of terrorism” for the fatal stabbing of an African-American on a Manhattan sidewalk last m…
U.S. F-16 fighter crashes near Washington, D.C., pilot safe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Air National Guard F-16 fighter plane crashed near Washington on Wednesday during a training mission, and the pilot ejected safely after steering the plummeting aircraft away from houses, a military official said.
Trump administration says no longer considering separating women, children at border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is no longer considering separating women and children at the southern U.S. border as a means of deterring their migration, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman said on Wednesday.
Trump wins Scottish golf course privacy rights case
LONDON (Reuters) – A grandmother who had sued a luxury Scottish golf resort founded by U.S. President Donald Trump for breaching her privacy by photographing her urinating on the course, lost her case on Wednesday.
Tornadoes, strong storms lash U.S. South, Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Severe storms unleashed powerful winds, large hail and heavy downpours on Wednesday in the U.S. Southeast and parts of the Midwest, where several damaging tornadoes reportedly touched down and two people were injured, forecasters sa…
