Supreme Court lets debt collection class-action suit proceed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a class-action lawsuit against debt collector Encore Capital Group Inc to move forward, declining to hear its claim that such companies should be protected from state “usury” laws barring …
Supreme Court to hear genetic-testing kit patent fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh in on whether genetic-testing kits made by biotechnology company Life Technologies Corp infringed upon patents held by Promega Corp.
Five killed in Colorado Amtrak train-car crash: state police
DENVER (Reuters) – Three children and two adults were killed in Colorado on Sunday when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a minivan in Las Animas County in the southern part of the U.S. state, state police said.
Firefighters make some headway in deadly California blaze
SOUTH LAKE, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters have begun to contain a wildfire in central California that has killed at least two people and destroyed 200 structures, fire officials said on Sunday, as six other blazes burned in the state in an already in…
Clash at California capitol leaves at least 10 injured
(Reuters) – At least 10 people were injured at a rally outside the California state capitol in Sacramento on Sunday as members of a white supremacist group clashed with counter-protesters, authorities said.
CIA weapons for Syrian rebels sold to arms black market: NYT
(Reuters) – Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, the New York Times reported, citing American …
U.S. national security adviser sees few immediate Brexit concerns
(Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said on Sunday that there are “relatively few” immediate security concerns stemming from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, but the United States will work to ensure continued U.S.-UK coope…
Pride parades tinged with sadness after Orlando massacre
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions of people draped in the rainbow hues of LGBT pride turned out for parades across the United States on Sunday, two weeks after a massacre at a Florida nightclub stirred fear and solidarity among lesbian, gay, bisexual and t…
Boston mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s possessions fetch $100,000 at auction
(Reuters) – Former mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s personal possessions – including a pen holder designed to look like a rat and a three-carat, heart-shaped diamond ring – fetched more than $100,000 at an auction in Boston on Saturday.
Ohio State men’s soccer player drowns while swimming
(Reuters) – An Ohio State University men’s soccer player drowned while swimming with his teammates in a lake, according to the university and local media.
