NY judge dismisses toll hike lawsuit tied to World Trade Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by AAA, the automobile club, that challenged the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s 2011 decision to earmark increased toll revenue for the World Trade Center site instead of f…
Minnesota officer charged in fatal shooting of black motorist appears in court
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) – A Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist that received national attention after part of the incident was broadcast on the internet made his first court appearance on Friday, but did not en…
Developer says Dakota Access pipeline will not be rerouted: AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Energy Transfer Partners LP Chief Executive Officer Kelcy Warren said the company will not consider rerouting its Dakota Access oil pipeline despite concerns voiced by U.S. native groups, according to an Associated Press intervi…
Thanksgiving cheer for consumers as turkey, ham prices fall
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. consumers can expect to spend less on their traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys and hams this year as supplies of both have rebounded from outbreaks of avian flu and a pig virus that hit production.
Claims of votes by the dead, felons cloud North Carolina governor race
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s gubernatorial race was undecided 10 days after the Nov. 8 vote and new allegations by the Republican incumbent’s campaign about felons and dead people casting ballots could leave the outcome in limbo for…
First blizzard of U.S. season moves into upper Midwest
(Reuters) – The season’s first major winter storm in the continental United States swept the northern Plains with heavy snow and high winds on Friday, creating blizzard conditions in parts of South Dakota and Minnesota.
Ex-JPMorgan executive who fled to Argentina pleads guilty in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive who spent eight years on the run in Argentina pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. charges that he embezzled $5.4 million from clients at the bank and at a prior employer, UBS AG.
Most Americans back ‘just the facts’ news stories: Pew survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans want the media to present facts in news stories without adding interpretation, a Pew Research Center survey said on Friday amid a debate in the media about its role in covering Donald Trump’s unconventional preside…
Ex-guard, two others plead guilty in Maryland prison drugs case
(Reuters) – A former prison guard and two others pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges stemming from a sweeping investigation into drug trafficking at Maryland’s biggest prison, prosecutors said on Friday.
U.S. probing whether post-election incidents are hate crimes
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether recent reports of intimidation and harassment, including in schools and at churches, violate federal hate crime and other civil rights laws, following a divisive presi…
