No bail for Turkish gold trader Zarrab in U.S. sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge denied bail on Thursday to a wealthy Turkish gold trader on charges he conspired to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, rejecting the defendant’s controversial proposal to hire his own guards to ensure he didn’t flee …
A year later, Charleston families still reeling from church shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Many were surprised when Nadine Collier stood in a South Carolina courtroom a year ago and said she forgave the young white man who had just killed her mother and eight other black churchgoers in a racially motivated attack…
Consoling Orlando victims, Obama recasts somber role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reprising his frequent role of “consoler in chief,” President Barack Obama will fly to Orlando on Thursday to meet with survivors of the massacre at a gay nightclub and families of some of the 49 people killed.
U.S. watchdog warns of cost overruns at Fannie Mae headquarters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. taxpayers may be paying too much for construction of the new headquarters of Fannie Mae, the housing finance company now in government hands, an independent government watchdog warned on Thursday.
Ally of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Mexico after U.S. prison time
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A top drug-trafficking accomplice of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was arrested in Mexico on Wednesday for his alleged role in two murders, shortly after he was returned from the United States after completing a prison sentence for …
Kentucky court grants injunction against abortion clinic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A Kentucky appeals court on Wednesday granted Republican Governor Matt Bevin a temporary injunction against a Lexington abortion clinic his administration said was not properly licensed.
Senators, Trump open to ban on some gun sales after Orlando
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators signaled on Wednesday a new willingness to consider restrictions on the sale of guns after the Orlando nightclub massacre, with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and others in his party ready …
Jimmy Page testifies in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page testified in a copyright infringement trial on Wednesday that he did not recall hearing until recently the song containing the musical riff his band is accused of stealing for its 1971 hit “Stai…
Oakland gets third police chief in week amid sex scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The city of Oakland, California, appointed its third police chief in less than a week on Wednesday as an investigation into sexual misconduct roils that department.
Judge narrows ex-Goldman programmer’s lawsuit vs FBI agents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge narrowed but refused to dismiss a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programmer’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against FBI agents in connection with his two criminal convictions, both since reversed, for stealing compu…
