Ex-China diplomats charged in U.S. over construction scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former Chinese diplomats working at a construction company face U.S. charges that they schemed to force employees who received visas to perform work only at China’s U.N. mission and other facilities to instead provide private c…
Overcapacity, competition to weigh on U.S. airfares in 2017: report
(Reuters) – U.S. airfares are expected to fall in 2017 amid overcapacity and stiff competition between budget carriers and legacy airlines, according to an American Express report on the travel industry.
Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City’s main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.
Illinois man arrested in dismemberment murder of two-year-old boy
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man was arrested on Tuesday in the dismemberment murder of a toddler whose body parts were found in a Chicago lagoon more than a year ago, police said.
Puerto Rico oversight board narrows list for law firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The federal board tasked with overseeing a major financial overhaul in Puerto Rico has held interviews with a handful of candidates for its counsel from a wide list of applicants, people familiar with the talks said on Tuesday.
Minnesota archdiocese offers $132 million to settle sex abuse claims
(Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has offered to pay $132 million to settle hundreds of child sex abuse claims against its clergy under a revised bankruptcy reorganization plan filed in court on Tuesday.
Confederate monument to be moved from Louisville, Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A Louisville, Kentucky, monument honoring Confederate soldiers will be moved to a nearby town, city officials said on Tuesday, the latest move to take down or relocate memorials to those who fought for the slaveholding South…
Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate co…
Wildfires scorch U.S. Southeast, forecast adds to concerns
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Dozens of wildfires burned in the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday, scorching tens of thousands of acres of forest and sending plumes of smoke across hundreds of miles of western North Carolina, northern and central Georgia and parts of ea…
Years-long rehab of towering U.S. Capitol dome completed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The rebuilt cast-iron dome of the U.S. Capitol, a soaring symbol of national unity since the 19th century, was formally completed on Tuesday after a $60 million overhaul that included repairing more than 1,300 cracks and weak spo…
