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.
Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL player Rashaan Salaam dies at 42
DENVER (Reuters) – Rashaan Salaam, who won the Heisman Trophy, U.S. college football’s highest honor, and played in the National Football League, was found dead in a city park in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said on Tuesday.
U.S. courts look ahead to Trump as Obama cases fizzle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s legal defense of some key initiatives including his signature healthcare law is collapsing as courts put cases on hold until after President-elect Donald Trump, hostile to the policies, assumes office on …
Bahamian man gets five years in U.S. prison for hacking celebrities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Bahamian man was sentenced to five years in U.S. prison on Tuesday for hacking into celebrities’ email accounts to steal unreleased film and television scripts, personal information and sexually explicit videos in order to sell t…
With Dakota Access in limbo, more Bakken crude to move on trains
HOUSTON (Reuters) – As oil prices recover and U.S. shale production picks up, energy companies that had planned to ship crude on the Dakota Access Pipeline will turn to rail, a transport method that poses its own risks to the environment and local comm…
U.S. fines Seattle ‘duck boat’ manufacturer in fatal crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday the company that built a Seattle amphibious “duck boat” involved in a deadly 2015 collision between the vehicle and a charter bus that killed five international students has agre…
U.S. top court rules against State Farm in hurricane fraud case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to two whistleblower sisters by upholding a jury verdict that found State Farm defrauded the U.S. government when the insurance company assessed damage caused by Hurricane Katrina alo…
