California warehouse had many city visits before deadly fire: documents
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Officials from several Oakland, California agencies made dozens of visits to the warehouse where a fire killed 36 people last year, including police who responded to a rave there a year earlier, according to city documents rel…
NSA contractor indicted over mammoth theft of classified data
(Reuters) – A former National Security Agency contractor was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges he willfully retained national defense information, in what U.S. officials have said may have been the largest heist of classified gov…
Legal battle over travel ban pits Trump’s powers against his own words
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court is weighing arguments for and against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, but its decision this week may not yet answer the underlying legal questions being raised in the fast-moving case.
Kellogg to stop direct store delivery in U.S. Snacks business
(Reuters) – Corn Flakes maker Kellogg Co said on Wednesday it would stop distributing its U.S. Snacks business’s products directly to stores and instead switch to its more widely used warehouse distribution model in order to cut costs.
Illinois budget deal in doubt after key pension bill fails
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A bipartisan deal aimed at ending Illinois’ long-running budget impasse showed signs of unraveling on Wednesday when a key pension measure failed to pass in the state Senate.
Los Angeles agrees to $1.5 million settlement in fatal shooting by police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The parents of an unarmed black man shot to death in a 2014 scuffle with Los Angeles police will receive $1.5 million under a legal settlement with the city approved on Wednesday, officials and the family’s attorney said.
Grandson of late mob boss Gotti pleads guilty to drug charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The grandson of former New York mob boss John Gotti pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling illegal opioids, according to prosecutors.
Texas mosque fire called arson, reward offered: ATF
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A January fire that gutted a Texas mosque has been ruled arson, with a reward of up to $30,000 offered for tips leading to arrests, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said on Wednesday.
Mother sues Pennsylvania school district over lead-tainted water
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A mother has sued a Pennsylvania school district for a delay in telling parents that the water at her daughter’s school was contaminated with toxic levels of lead, according to a complaint filed in U.S. federal court on Wednesday.
U.S. judge says Trump order could impact HSBC executive’s UK trip
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in Brooklyn on Wednesday signaled that President Donald Trump’s stance on immigration may justify rejecting a HSBC Holdings Plc executive’s request to return to England while awaiting a U.S. trial on fraud charges.
