Georgia executes man for fatally shooting father-in-law: state
(Reuters) – Georgia executed on Tuesday a man convicted of fatally shooting his father-in-law and kidnapping his estranged wife and her sister in 1990, becoming the ninth person put to death in the state this year.
Authorities identify all but one of 36 Oakland fire victims
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Authorities in Oakland, California, said on Tuesday they had identified all but one of the 36 victims whose bodies were pulled from the debris of a fire that ripped through a dance party at a warehouse at the weekend.
Trump lays out non-interventionist U.S. military policy
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump laid out a U.S. military policy on Tuesday that would avoid interventions in foreign conflicts and instead focus heavily on defeating the Islamic State militancy.
Sheriff charges manslaughter in Louisiana death of ex-NFL player
(Reuters) – A man suspected of fatally shooting former National Football League player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident near New Orleans has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, a Louisiana sheriff said on Tuesday.
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, …
