North Carolina rebuffs transgender bathroom law repeal
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday rejected a bid to repeal a state law restricting bathroom access for transgender people, which has drawn months of protests and boycotts by opponents decrying the…
Witnesses fearful in wealthy heir Durst’s L.A. murder case: prosecutor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Witnesses expected to testify in the Los Angeles murder trial of real estate scion Robert Durst are concerned for their safety, a prosecutor told a judge on Wednesday, citing the heir’s vast wealth and the deaths of people close…
Mississippi officials arrest church member in ‘Vote Trump’ arson case
(Reuters) – An man who was a member of a historic black church in Mississippi that was burned and spray-painted with the words “Vote Trump,” has been arrested in the case, authorities said on Wednesday.
U.S. charges Pakistani executive in $140 million fake diploma scheme
(Reuters) – The executive of a Pakistani company was charged in a U.S. federal court on Wednesday for his part in an alleged $140 million “fake-diploma mill” scheme, the latest step in a global crackdown touched off by arrests in Pakistan last year.
U.S. university launches tool to show how fake news spreads
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Researchers at Indiana University have developed a new tool that shows how fake news and unverified stories spread through social media.
N.Y. issues insurance rule to ease burdens on hiring ex-convicts
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued a regulation making it easier for businesses to hire former convicts by prohibiting insurance companies from refusing coverage for crime-related losses caused by employees.
U.S. charges Florida men with laundering money for Venezuelan officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida construction equipment exporter’s owners were arrested on Wednesday on charges they illegally transferred over $100 million from businesses largely in Venezuela to U.S. and foreign bank accounts belonging to Venezuelan go…
U.S. says 6.4 million signed up for Obamacare from November 1: Dec. 19
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roughly 6.4 million consumers signed up for Obamacare insurance on Healthcare.gov from Nov. 1 to Dec. 19 indicating “clear demand for quality, affordable coverage,” the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
Trump win ignites hope for stalled Alaska copper, gold mine
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A small Canadian miner is confident Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential win will let it proceed with an application for a copper and gold mine in Alaska that has been stalled almost three years by environmental regulators aiming to p…
Texas moves to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to block about $3 million in Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood operations in the state, a legal document obtained on Wednesday showed, a move the reproductive healthcare group said could affect nearly 11,000 …
