More Americans doing holiday shopping only or mainly online: poll
(Reuters) – More Americans are doing their shopping either solely or primarily online this holiday season as they search for better deals and avoid the hassle of visiting crowded stores.
State Department OKs possible $1.75 billion sale of P-8A planes to Norway: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Norway of five P-8A surveillance aircraft and associated support worth an estimated $1.75 billion, a Pentagon agency said on Wednesday.
U.S. brings charges over pay-to-play scheme at New York pension fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused a former portfolio manager at New York state’s retirement fund of steering $2 billion in trades in exchange for bribes from brokerage employees, in the latest pay-to-play case to rock the fund….
Orlando nightclub victims’ families sue Twitter, Google, Facebook
(Reuters) – The families of three men killed at Orlando’s Pulse gay nightclub have sued Twitter Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc in federal court, accusing the companies of providing “material support” to the self-radicalized gunman.
Basketball: From humble beginnings, hoops celebrates 125th birthday
(Reuters) – A game drawn up to occupy some bored boys as winter approached at a Massachusetts gymnasium celebrates its 125th anniversary on Wednesday and basketball’s status as the world’s second most popular sport.
U.S. executions hit 25-year low as capital punishment wanes: study
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The number of U.S. executions fell to a quarter-century low in 2016 as new death sentences plummeted, indicating capital punishment is on the decline, a study released on Wednesday showed.
Colorado girl, 17, pleads guilty to conspiracy in school attack plot
DENVER (Reuters) – One of two teenage girls accused of plotting a Columbine-like assault on their Colorado high school last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy and solicitation to commit first-degree murder, a prosecutor said.
Oklahoma budget shortfall nearly $900 million: report
(Reuters) – Oklahoma’s budget deficit will be $868 million next year, higher than recent estimates as sustained low oil prices, tax cuts and corporate tax credits continue to weigh on the state’s finances, the Oklahoman newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Black Los Angeles deputy chief chosen to head San Francisco police
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A black deputy police chief from Los Angeles was selected on Tuesday to head up the San Francisco Police Department, months after the city’s last police chief was pushed out amid protests over police killings of African-Americ…
Obama bans new oil, gas drilling off Alaska, part of Atlantic coast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment before Republican Donald Trump takes office next month.
