Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 was criminal act: ATF
(Reuters) – A blast that killed 15 people three years ago triggered by a fire at a Texas fertilizer plant was a criminal act, U.S. agents said on Wednesday after conducting extensive tests that eliminated accidental and natural causes.
Accused Planned Parenthood clinic gunman ruled mentally incompetent
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others in a shooting rampage last year at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado was declared incompetent to stand trial at a court hearing on his mental sta…
U.S. orders immediate repairs to troubled Washington subway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal safety officials on Wednesday ordered immediate repairs to Washington’s troubled subway system, the second-busiest in the United States, after a series of fires since late April.
Planned Parenthood sues Ohio over plan to restrict funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against Ohio officials on Wednesday over a plan by the state to restrict the U.S. healthcare agency’s access to state and federal funds, saying the action is unconstitutional, court filings show…
FBI’s Comey expects more litigation over access to electronic devices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday there will be more U.S. government litigation over accessing electronic devices and said encryption is “essential tradecraft” of terrorist groups, such as Islamic State.
U.S. charges ‘Porn’s New King’ with tribal bond fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man once dubbed “Porn’s New King” before he was accused of stock fraud was hit on Wednesday with new criminal charges over an alleged scheme to cheat investors and a Native American tribe out of tens of millions of dollars.
Uzbek citizen arrested for New York-based Islamic State plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Uzbek citizen has become the sixth individual to be charged for participating in a New York-based conspiracy to provide support to the militant group Islamic State, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Top U.S. House Democrat expects movement on Puerto Rico bill in days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives could not agree to the latest Republican bill on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, but the two sides should be able to produce a deal within a few days, the top House Democrat said on Wedne…
Man who killed two in Massachusetts rampage seemed ‘disturbed’: official
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man who fatally stabbed two people in a string of apparently unprovoked attacks on Tuesday, before an off-duty deputy sheriff shot him dead, had been acting in a disturbed fashion before the rampage, officials said on…
Chinese state entities argue they have ‘sovereign immunity’ in U.S. courts
BEIJING (Reuters) – Some Chinese state-owned entities, backed by the key government agency that oversees major state industrial companies, have adopted a controversial defense when they face U.S. lawsuits: You can’t touch us because we enjoy sovereign …
