Pardon for former NSA contractor Snowden seen unlikely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will not budge on its demand that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden return to face prosecution for stealing thousands of classified intelligence documents, despite new calls for Preside…
U.S. probe blames Delta pilot for 2015 New York runway accident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday faulted a Delta Air Lines pilot for a March 2015 incident in which a Boeing MD-88 veered off the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, resulting in minor injuries to 29 p…
Texas woman sues for grease burns after Church’s Chicken floor collapse
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas woman has sued the company that runs Church’s Chicken and three others for $50 million, saying the kitchen floor of the restaurant where she worked collapsed, causing fried chicken grease to spill and burn her body as …
Appeals court skeptical of New Hampshire’s ballot-selfie ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – Three federal appeals court judges showed skepticism on Tuesday on how a 2014 New Hampshire law banning voters from taking selfies with their ballots on election day does not violate the U.S. right to free speech.
Monday Night Football shines spotlight on national anthem protests
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick brought his protest against racial inequality to a nationally televised Monday Night Football audience, kneeling on the field rather than standing as the national anthem …
Maryland man pleads guilty in boy’s fatal beating over birthday cake
(Reuters) – A Maryland man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to handcuffing his 9-year-old nephew before he was fatally beaten for eating birthday cake without permission, a court spokeswoman said.
U.S. bank overseer plans report on marketplace lending this fall
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency said on Tuesday his agency plans to complete this autumn a framework to regulate marketplace lending, citing concerns that new financial-technology innovations may pose risks to consumers and the …
L.A smoke shop up in flames
Firefighters battled a major fire that engulfed a two story building that houses a wholesale distributor of smoking materials in downtown Los Angeles on Monday (September 12) night.
New York police seek man who set fire to Muslim woman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City investigators on Tuesday searched for a man suspected of setting fire to a traditionally dressed Muslim woman in a Midtown shopping area, police said.
White House: must make sure Myanmar sanctions not preventing investment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will consult with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday about U.S. sanctions policy and how it is affecting investment and the democratic transition in her country, the White House said.
