Three missing in fiery Texas freight train collision
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Three railroad workers are missing after two freight trains they were on collided in northern Texas on Tuesday, causing a huge fire, officials said.
California man charged with 10 counts of attempted murder of police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles-area man was charged with 10 counts of attempted murder of a peace officer on Tuesday stemming from an eight-hour armed standoff with police that began when a motorcycle cop was shot while conducting a sobriety che…
Competency exam ordered for Ohio man accused of threatening military
(Reuters) – A federal judge has ordered an Ohio man charged with soliciting the murders of U.S. military personnel after professing support for Islamic State to undergo a psychiatric examination to determine if he is competent to stand trial.
Divided Supreme Court rejects family pharmacy’s religious claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal by a family-owned pharmacy that cited Christian beliefs in objecting to providing emergency contraceptives to women under a Washington state rule, prompting a searing …
Ex-Gottex accountant charged in U.S. with embezzling $3.4 million
(Reuters) – A former accountant for Gottex Fund Management Holdings Ltd has been criminally charged with embezzling nearly $3.4 million over a four-year period from the Swiss hedge fund firm.
Vehicles in Fiat Chrysler rollaway recall linked to 68 injuries
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday there were 68 reported injuries and 266 reported crashes in vehicles, including 2014-2015 Fiat Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee models with a type of gear-shifting control that has confused some …
Supreme Court spurns abortion restrictions in two more states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reverberations from the U.S. Supreme Court’s major ruling backing abortion rights were felt on Tuesday as the justices rejected bids by Mississippi and Wisconsin to revive restrictions on abortion doctors matching those struck do…
Supreme Court to hear Venezuela oil rig dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh Venezuela’s bid to block a lawsuit filed by an American oil drilling company that claims the South American country unlawfully seized 11 drilling rigs six years ago.
Supreme Court agrees to review ATM fee antitrust lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear appeals by Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc and several U.S. banks seeking to throw out lawsuits claiming they conspired to inflate the prices of ATM access fees in violation of antitrust …
District of Columbia mayor signs $15/hour minimum wage into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia’s mayor has signed a $15-an-hour minimum wage into law, a rate adopted by a growing number of U.S. cities and states seeking to battle income inequality.
