‘Bridgegate’ co-conspirators can remain secret: U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court said prosecutors in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal known as “Bridgegate,” involving allies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, need not disclose the names of unindicted co-conspira…
U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two leading critics of President Barack Obama’s moves toward normal relations with Cuba introduced legislation on Wednesday seeking to temporarily halt commercial flights between the United States and the island because of securi…
U.S. House Republicans to discuss whether to impeach IRS chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will hold a special conference next week to discuss whether the nation’s top tax collector, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen, should be impeached, House Speaker Paul Ry…
Company agrees to temporarily halt some North Dakota pipeline work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Native American tribal chairman said his people were “disappointed” that a company agreed on Tuesday to temporarily halt construction of an oil pipeline only in some but not all parts of North Dakota where the tribe says it has…
No initial sign of crime in U.S. Agriculture Dept. fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fire that gutted a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) building in Maryland shows no initial signs of a crime being committed, a spokesman for federal investigators said on Wednesday.
Thanksgiving flight bookings to Miami fall on Zika risk: study
(Reuters) – Flight bookings to Miami for the Thanksgiving holiday in November dropped after the Zika virus was detected in the Wynwood area in the popular tourist destination, travel data analysis company ForwardKeys said.
Minor earthquake in the State of Washington rattles homes
(Reuters) – A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest of the State of Washington on Tuesday night, the United States Geological Survey reported, briefly shaking homes and rattling residents.
U.S. lifts protection for most humpback whales
(Reuters) – The United States lifted protection for most humpback whales around the globe on Tuesday, including some in American waters, based on evidence they have made a strong comeback since commercial whaling drove them to near extinction.
U.S. personnel management hack preventable, congressional probe finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) did not follow rudimentary cyber security recommendations that could have mitigated or even prevented major attacks that compromised sensitive data belonging to more than 22 million p…
Ohio coroner links elephant tranquilizer to series of overdose deaths
(Reuters) – At least eight people in the Cincinnati area who died of heroin drug overdoses since mid-July had traces of a drug used to tranquilize elephants in their bodies, a coroner said Tuesday.
