Two Oregon occupiers guilty of conspiracy in second trial
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Two men who took part in the armed occupation of a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon were convicted of federal conspiracy charges on Friday, in a split verdict that saw two other men cleared of the same counts, prosecutors said….
Ethanol train derails in Iowa, bursts into flames
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than two dozen tank cars hauling ethanol derailed Friday morning in northwestern Iowa, causing some to catch fire and sending an unknown volume of the biofuel into a nearby creek, officials said.
U.S. jury to weigh case against pastor, programer over bitcoin exchange
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in Manhattan federal court on Friday prepared to weigh charges against a Florida software engineer and a New Jersey pastor accused of scheming to help an illegal bitcoin exchange escape scrutiny.
Maryland to join other states in court challenge to Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland became the latest state to join in legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s revised temporary travel ban on Friday, with its attorney general saying it would join a lawsuit brought by Washington and other states…
Pentagon says alleged photo-sharing violates ‘fundamental values’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that personnel involved in any alleged sharing of nude photos of female colleagues were guilty of “egregious violations of the fundamental values” and pledged a full investigation….
Texas judge orders mosque fire suspect held on separate charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man detained after federal prosecutors said he was involved in a fire in January that destroyed a Texas mosque has been ordered held on a charge unrelated to the arson, court records showed.
Thousands of pigs die in Oklahoma wildfires at Smithfield Foods hog farm
(Reuters) – Wildfires devastated a Smithfield Foods Inc [SFII.UL] hog farm in Laverne, Oklahoma, killing an uncertain but potentially huge number of pigs, company and local officials said on Friday.
U.S. senators seek relaxed screening of border patrol applicants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Republican senators, hoping to speed the hiring of law enforcement agents on U.S. borders, on Friday introduced legislation waiving lie detector tests for job applicants who already serve in law enforcement or have done mil…
U.S. says court should not block Trump sanctuary city order
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal court should not suspend President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities for immigrants.
U.S. doctors in training to work longer hours under new guidelines
(Reuters) – Days may get a lot longer for some doctors in training after the group that oversees medical education in the United States rolled back controversial rules limiting the number of hours first-year residents may work.
