Dakota Access company files motion to halt environmental study
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Energy Transfer Partners has filed a motion to bar the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from initiating an environmental study for its controversial Dakota Access pipeline crossing at Lake Oahe in North Dakota.
Florida airport shooting suspect inspired by Islamic State: media
(Reuters) – An Iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a Florida airport told investigators he was inspired by Islamic State and previously chatted online with Islamist extremists, an FBI agent testified on Tuesday, U.S. media reported.
Wal-Mart, General Motors reaffirm jobs long planned, Trump says thanks
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc and General Motors Co on Tuesday became the latest companies to win praise from President-elect Donald Trump for adding U.S. jobs and investment, even though much of their plans were previously announced.
Despite showman reputation, Trump inauguration shaping up as low-key
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump made his name with opulent hotels and a dramatic reality TV show, but his inauguration on Friday as the 45th U.S. president is shaping up as a more understated affair, with big names in entertainment staying away.
Obama commutes 209 prison sentences, issues 64 pardons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners and pardoned 64 individuals on Tuesday, the White House said.
N.Y. designer charged with ex-U.N. chief’s relatives pleads not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York fashion designer who calls himself the “curator of cool” pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from a U.S. bribery case that has ensnared relatives of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
University of California’s Napolitano hospitalized during cancer treatment
(Reuters) – Janet Napolitano, the former head of U.S. Homeland Security and current president of the University of California, has been hospitalized due to side effects caused by her cancer treatments, the university said Tuesday.
Quarter of Republicans would keep Obamacare: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About a quarter of U.S. Republicans do not want to see Obamacare repealed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
Liberal U.S. justices hit debt collector’s business practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned the practices of a firm that buys unpaid consumer debt for pennies on the dollar then seeks to recover it from people in bankruptcy even when barred from doing so by state…
Trump’s childhood home put up for auction in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A house on a leafy New York City street where U.S. President-elect Donald Trump lived as a toddler is being auctioned off by a fellow real estate investor who bought it just last month.
