Sales surge after U.S. Mint quadruples silver coin allocation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Eagle silver coin sales jumped on Monday after the U.S. Mint said it set the first weekly allocation of 2016 at 4 million ounces, roughly four times the amount rationed in the last five months of 2015, after a surge in dem…
Fantasy sports sites allowed to operate in New York during appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Leading daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings will be allowed to keep operating in New York while they battle the state’s attorney general, who wants them shut down there, an appeals court confirmed on Monday.
Obama to make good on Guantanamo pledge: White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will make good on a promise to close the U.S. naval prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, his chief of staff Denis McDonough said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Missouri man pleads guilty to threatening blacks on school campus
(Reuters) – A white 19-year-old Missouri man on Monday pleaded guilty to a felony charge of making terrorist threats to shoot black people on the campus of a state university, his attorney and prosecutors said.
Slain Virginia student’s scent found in suspect’s apartment: witness
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) – A police tracking dog picked up the scent of university student Hannah Graham in the apartment of the former hospital worker charged with murdering her in 2014, a former detective testified on Monday.
LA police chief seeks charges against officer in shooting death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has called for an officer to be criminally charged for shooting to death an unarmed homeless man, a spokeswoman for the mayor said on Monday, after the chief found the officer’s life did not…
U.S. Powerball fever grips ticket buyers with prize at $1.4 billion
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Americans rushed on Monday to buy tickets for a record $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot, suspending disbelief despite miniscule odds that made winning more unlikely than being killed by an asteroid.
FAA fails to ensure pilots’ manual flying skills: government report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is failing to ensure that airline pilots maintain their flying skills so they can safely take control of an aircraft from automated systems during an unexpected event, according to a U.S. Trans…
U.S., Mexican efforts to battle gun trafficking falter: GAO
CULIACAN, Mexico/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Efforts to combat illegal gunrunning from the United States to Mexico have stumbled in recent years amid a lack of cooperation between officials on both sides, according to a report released on Monday by a U.S. f…
Peacemaker George Mitchell to lead St. Patrick’s parade in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. senator and Northern Ireland peace negotiator George Mitchell has agreed to lead New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the world’s biggest, signaling progress in a dispute over gay rights.
