With Dakota Access in limbo, more Bakken crude to move on trains
HOUSTON (Reuters) – As oil prices recover and U.S. shale production picks up, energy companies that had planned to ship crude on the Dakota Access Pipeline will turn to rail, a transport method that poses its own risks to the environment and local comm…
U.S. parents accept children’s transgender identity by age three
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jodie Patterson’s 3-year-old, Penelope, was brooding and angry until one day she asked her child what was wrong.
Michigan governor expects no charges over Flint crisis: newspaper
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said he had “no reason to be concerned” he would be charged in connection with the Flint drinking water crisis that exposed city residents to high levels of lead, the Detroit Free Press reported on Thursday.
U.S. auto sales dip in December; 2016 to set record: JD Power and LMC
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. auto sales will probably decline slightly for December as consumers keep snubbing sedans despite record consumer discounts, industry consultancies J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday in a forecast that highlights the…
California Supreme Court denies Manson follower’s petition
(Reuters) – The California Supreme Court denied a request on Wednesday to hold a hearing in the parole case of Leslie Van Houten who, as a follower of cult leader Charles Manson, took part in one of the most notorious mass murders of the 20th century.
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.
