Rare re-argument ordered in insider trading appeal of SAC’s Martoma
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Manhattan ordered a rare second round of arguments on Wednesday as former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma tries to overturn his insider trading conviction.
After 15 years, lawsuit against UBS over Enron collapse is dismissed
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Houston has thrown out a lawsuit accusing UBS Group AG of hiding fraud by its client Enron Corp from retail customers, a decision that may end a 15-year legal battle stemming from the energy company’s December 2001 bankru…
Texas Supreme Court hears challenge on same-sex marriage rights
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two Houston taxpayers, backed by Texas Republican leaders, on Wednesday challenged Houston’s spousal benefits for same-sex couples, asking the state’s highest civil court to re-examine parts of a landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Cou…
Oklahoma faces continued risk of quakes linked to drilling: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Parts of Oklahoma and Kansas are likely to experience damaging earthquakes as a result of oil and gas industry activity in 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday in its second annual forecast of natural and human-caus…
White House supports renewal of spy law without reforms: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration does not want to reform an internet surveillance law to address privacy concerns, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday, saying it is needed to protect national security.
U.S. top court backs review of Virginia voting districts in race case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday told a lower court in a voting rights case to reassess whether Virginia’s Republican-led legislature unlawfully tried to dilute the clout of black voters when it drew a series of state legislat…
Arkansas governor backs separate Martin Luther King, Robert E. Lee days
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson endorsed a measure on Wednesday to have the state honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King and Confederate General Robert E. Lee on separate days, rather than together, but said passing…
New Trump travel order expected in coming days, Pence says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to finalize a new order limiting travel to the United States in the coming days, his vice president said on Wednesday, after federal courts blocked the administration’s earlier travel ban.
Storms that killed three in U.S. Midwest roll east with wind, hail
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The remnants of tornadoes and storms that killed at least three people and destroyed homes in the U.S. Midwest rolled across the Southeast on Wednesday, sweeping the region with hail and high winds, the National Weather Service said…
Facebook turns to artificial intelligence to tackle suicides
(Reuters) – Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence and update its tools and services to help prevent suicides among its users.
