North Dakota has ‘big concern’ with hedge funds buying oil assets
(Reuters) – North Dakota’s energy regulator said on Wednesday he is worried about hedge funds and other investment groups buying oil assets in the state and conducts background checks on potential acquirers.
U.S. Rights groups sue over ‘Muslim-free’ Oklahoma gun range
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Two U.S. activists groups filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against a rural Oklahoma gun range, arguing that it violated U.S. civil rights laws by posting a sign that said the business was “Muslim free” and barring a Muslim…
U.S. farmers wary of buying new equipment as crop prices stall
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Nathan Applebee’s family in Seneca, Illinois has farmed using John Deere equipment since the 1930s. The family still owns his great-grandfather’s 1938 Model A, one of the first row-crop tractors.
Florida couple stakes claim to record U.S. Powerball jackpot
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida couple claimed their share of last month’s record $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot on Wednesday, coming forward with the second of the three winning tickets.
9/11 suspect must file motion over his Guantanamo lawyers: judge
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A Yemeni Sept. 11 suspect must keep his court-appointed lawyers until a motion is filed to show why the attorneys should be replaced, a Guantanamo Bay military judge ruled on Wednesday.
U.S. extremist groups surge in 2015, research group says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Extremist groups proliferated in the United States in 2015, a U.S. research group said on Wednesday, as ideologically driven violence and incendiary political rhetoric created fertile conditions for white supremacists and other f…
Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot pleads not guilty to flying drunk
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A former Alaska Airlines pilot has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of flying passenger jets between California and Oregon in 2014 while under the influence of alcohol, according to authorities.
Strong U.S. industrial output bolsters growth picture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. industrial production in January rose by the most in 14 months as manufacturing and utilities output increased, the latest sign the economy regained some ground early in the year.
Indicted Texas mayor arrested for disrupting meeting seeking his ouster
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The mayor of the south Texas town of Crystal City, arrested earlier this month on federal corruption charges, was arrested again by his own police department for unruly behavior at meeting that sought his resignation, police sai…
Gas company to be arraigned over Los Angeles area methane leak
(Reuters) – Southern California Gas Co is to be arraigned on criminal charges on Wednesday over a huge methane leak near Los Angeles that forced thousands of residents from their homes, officials said.
