Carnival’s Princess unit to pay record $40 million for dumping oil, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s Princess Cruise Lines will plead guilty to seven felony charges of polluting the seas and trying to cover it up, and pay a record $40 million criminal penalty, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
Suspect in shooting of Washington state officer killed in standoff
(Reuters) – A man accused of fatally shooting a Washington state policeman before barricading himself inside a home with two children was killed on Thursday after a lengthy standoff with officers, police said.
Rockefeller Christmas tree lights up New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of people braved rainy weather to watch the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City on Wednesday night.
Separation anxiety: Trump’s management style poses challenges in Oval Office
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It has proven one of Donald Trump’s greatest strengths in building a worldwide luxury brand: An obsessive attention to detail, down to the curtains hanging in hotel rooms and the marble lining the lobby floor.
Wife of slain California mayor pleads guilty to manslaughter
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The wife of a small-town Southern California mayor shot dead during a domestic dispute in their home two years ago pleaded guilty on Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter in his slaying, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s …
Big Mac creator dies at 98
(Reuters) – The man behind one of the most recognizable fast-food sandwiches, McDonald’s Big Mac, died this week at age 98.
Second escaped inmate recaptured in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An escaped Californian inmate was recaptured on Wednesday, a week after he cut through the bars of a second-story jail window and rappelled down the building’s side with a rope made of clothes, police said.
Death toll rises to seven in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains fires
(Reuters) – The death toll from wildfires blazing in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee rose to seven on Wednesday even as drenching rains helped firefighters suppress flames that have left whole neighborhoods in ruins.
Abortion rights advocates challenge restrictions in three U.S. states
(Reuters) – Abortion rights advocates on Wednesday challenged laws restricting the procedures in three states, an aggressive push following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Texas law requiring abortions to be performed in surgical centers…
Ex-South Carolina police officer’s murder trial goes to jury
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white South Carolina police officer committed a crime when he shot a fleeing black motorist last year, prosecutors argued at his murder trial on Wednesday, while defense attorneys said the shocking video of the killing di…
