Accused New York, New Jersey bomber seeks to move trial to Vermont
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Afghan-born U.S. citizen, charged with setting off bombs last September in New York and New Jersey, is seeking to move his upcoming trial from Manhattan to Vermont, arguing he cannot get a fair trial in the city where he is accu…
Forty percent of Americans more cautious with email after election hacking: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forty percent of Americans say they are more cautious about what they write in emails since last year’s cyber attacks against the Democratic Party, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday.
Century-old posters of U.S. WWI entry are timely in Trump’s America
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fear-mongering can be a thing of beauty. That is one of the surprises of a new museum show of century-old wartime propaganda to mark the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War One after it declared war on Germany on Apr…
Lawyer for ex-NFL star Hernandez calls murder witness a liar
BOSTON (Reuters) – An attorney for former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez on Thursday challenged prosecutors’ case that his client had shot dead two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012, and said all aspects of the prosecution’s case, from…
Octogenarian tied to Boston art heist to plead guilty to gun charge
(Reuters) – An 81-year-old accused mobster who prosecutors believe knows the whereabouts of paintings stolen in the largest art heist in U.S. history is due in a Connecticut courtroom on Thursday to plead guilty to charges related to an illegal gun sal…
Conservatives attack proposed U.S. border tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative activist groups that generally support Republicans but oppose a pro-export, anti-import Republican tax proposal, released a study on Thursday estimating its impact on individual U.S. states, underscoring the party’s …
Mexican drug lord Beltran Leyva sentenced to life in U.S. prison
(Reuters) – A former leader of the Beltran Leyva Mexican drug-trafficking cartel that bears his name was sentenced on Wednesday to life in a U.S. prison for participating in an international narcotics trafficking conspiracy, the Justice Department said…
Florida legislature poised to bolster ‘Stand Your Ground’ law
(Reuters) – Florida lawmakers advanced a measure on Wednesday that could make it easier to avoid prosecution in deadly shootings and other use-of-force cases by seeking immunity on self-defense grounds under the state’s pioneering “stand your ground” l…
Federal judge rules fair housing law protects Colorado LGBT couple
DENVER (Reuters) – A U.S. district judge ruled on Wednesday that a Colorado landlord’s refusal to rent a townhouse to a lesbian couple, one of whom is transgender, violates federal housing law, marking the second legal victory for LGBT people in as many days.
New York, other states challenge Trump over climate change regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of 17 U.S. states filed a legal challenge on Wednesday against efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back climate change regulations, deepening a political rift over his emerging energy policies.
