U.S. cities enlist public’s help in wake of deadly Oakland fire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In the days since a warehouse fire in Oakland, California, killed at least 36 people attending a party, cities across the United States have vowed to find ways to prevent such tragedies.
Military doctor denies Chelsea Manning’s request to have records reflect gender change
(Reuters) – A military doctor treating former U.S. intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning while she serves a prison sentence for espionage denied her request to have her female gender reflected in her military records, according to a court filing.
Energy Transfer keeps up legal pressure after pipeline defeat
WASHINGTON/CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – The company building the Dakota Access Pipeline turned to a federal judge late on Monday for a permit to finish the job after the federal government ruled against the controversial pipeline.
U.S. top court fortifies prosecutors in insider trading cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier to prosecute insider trading cases, ruling that tipsters who provide confidential information that enables friends and family to profit do not need to get something in return to have broken t…
Junk-rated Chicago schools plan new kind of bond issue
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s public school (CPS) system plans to sell a new type of bond issue in an attempt to separate the debt from the district’s severe financial woes and protect it in a potential bankruptcy filing, according to a document releas…
U.S. judge grants new immigration fraud trial for Palestinian activist
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge in Detroit on Tuesday granted a new trial for a Palestinian activist charged with immigration fraud for failing to disclose that she had been imprisoned in Israel in connection with a 1969 supermarket bombing there, …
Murder or self-defense argued in trial over ex-NFL star’s killing
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The shooting death of retired NFL player Will Smith was an “execution,” Louisiana prosecutors said in court on Tuesday, opening a high-profile murder trial in which the accused is seeking immunity under a “stand your ground” sta…
Repealing Obamacare to be first on Senate agenda in 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Repealing Obamacare will be the first order of business in the U.S. Senate in January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said on Tuesday.
Japan’s SoftBank to invest $50 billion in United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese telecoms and internet firm SoftBank Group Corp plans to invest $50 billion in the United States in businesses and create 50,000 new jobs, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
Suriname leader’s son’s ‘right hand’ gets prison in U.S. drug case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Surinamese man convicted of acting as the “right-hand man” to the son of the country’s president during a scheme to send large amounts of cocaine to the United States was sentenced on Tuesday to 11-1/4 years in a U.S. prison.
