Madoff victims cannot sidestep $7.2 billion settlement: U.S. judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked litigation that the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s firm said could undermine a $7.2 billion settlement meant to benefit the Ponzi schemer’s former customers.
Secret Service scrutinizes agent who questioned taking a bullet for Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service may discipline a senior official who suggested on Facebook that she did not want to “take a bullet” for President Donald Trump, the agency and a newspaper said.
Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website, two agency employees told Reuters, the latest move by the newly minted leadership…
Trump clears way for controversial oil pipelines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders on Tuesday smoothing the path for the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines in a move to expand energy infrastructure and roll back key Obama administration environmen…
Storm dumps snow, rain on U.S. Northeast; search on for Georgia toddler
(Reuters) – A powerful storm that killed at least 21 people in the southern United States over the weekend brought snow, heavy rain and gusty winds to the Northeast on Tuesday as searchers combed Georgia tornado wreckage for a missing toddler.
Protesters vow to battle Trump’s ‘poor decision’ to revive pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Tribal leaders protesting the construction of a controversial North Dakota pipeline vowed on Tuesday to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to revive the $3.8 billion project, calling his decision a “bad move.”
Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’ is sued over services for blind theatergoers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The producer of “Hamilton” has been sued by a blind theatergoer who claimed that the blockbuster Broadway musical violates federal law by failing to offer services to help blind and visually impaired people enjoy the show.
Pipeline opponents face high legal hurdles challenging Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Opponents of two controversial oil pipelines face a long and difficult legal path if the U.S. government approves their construction, experts said after the Trump administration issued orders on Tuesday intended to advance the Keys…
Lead levels fall below federal limits in Flint, Michigan: state
(Reuters) – Lead levels in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water, the focus of a public health crisis, have fallen below federal limits, state officials said on Tuesday, although they cautioned residents to keep using filtered water as the city’s old lead p…
Michigan man whose sentence was commuted by Obama killed: media
(Reuters) – A Michigan man whose drug-related prison sentence was commuted by former President Barack Obama was shot dead this week at a federal halfway house, according to local media reports.
