Convicted Russian arms dealer Bout returns to U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for agreeing to sell weapons to people he thought were Colombian rebels, urged a U.S. appeals court on Monday to overturn a ruling that denied him a new …
Petition of White House to reverse Navy ratings change tops threshold
(Reuters) – A petition to the White House to halt the U.S. Navy’s abolition of sailors’ traditional ratings that are more than two centuries old has topped 100,000 signatures, above the number needed for an official response, according to the online pe…
Three found shot to death in Kansas were targeted: police
(Reuters) – Two men and a woman were found shot to death outside a home in a rural county of Kansas in an apparent triple homicide, police said on Monday.
McDonald’s to pay $3.75 million in first settlement with franchise workers
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it was liable for labor law violations by a California franchisee, marking what lawyers said was the first time the company has settled legal claims by a group of …
Oklahoma man charged with double murder dead in shootout after weeklong spree
(Reuters) – A man who had been on the run for nearly a week after being suspected of killing two relatives and trying to decapitate them was killed on Sunday night in a shootout with police.
Fire near North Dakota pipeline protests is under investigation
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Authorities were looking into the cause of a blaze that burned through about 400 acres near where Native American leaders are protesting against a North Dakota oil pipeline they say threatens water and sacred lands, offici…
Six people shot, two killed in Maryland suburb of Washington
(Reuters) – Two teenagers were killed when six people were shot on Sunday in Prince George’s County, Maryland, near Washington, police said, adding no arrests had been made in the case.
U.S. airlines lose bid to dismiss price-fixing lawsuit
(Reuters) – A federal judge rejected a bid by the four largest U.S. airlines to dismiss nationwide antitrust litigation by passengers who accused them of conspiring to raise fares by keeping seating capacity artificially low.
Charleston ‘on eggshells’ on eve of two racially charged trials
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Two South Carolina shootings that rocked the country last year and raised questions about race in America are now headed for trial, putting the historic city of Charleston on edge as the community awaits the testimony and j…
HBO drama thrusts Minneapolis Somalis into unwanted spotlight
(Reuters) – An HBO television drama created by an Oscar-winning director and a Canadian-Somali rapper has infuriated many in Minnesota’s Somali community who say the show will perpetuate unfair stereotypes of Muslims.
