Los Angeles city leaders approve ride-hailing pickups at airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to let ride-hailing services such as uberX and Lyft pick up passengers at the city’s international airport, which will become the largest U.S. air hub to allow the practice.
White supremacist on trial says he spared woman who was not Jewish
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – A white supremacist charged with fatally shooting three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas last year told a witness at his trial on Tuesday that he decided against shooting her after she told him she was not a Jew.
Minnesota women convicted of aiding Somali group lose U.S. appeal
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the convictions and prison sentences of two Somali-born women from Minnesota over their roles in raising money for al Shabaab, an al-Qaeda affiliated group that the U.S. government has designated a …
U.S. arrests CEO, employees of largest online male escort service
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Tuesday announced the arrests of the chief executive officer and six employees of Rentboy.com for promoting prostitution through what prosecutors described as the largest online male escort service.
Man linked to rejected AmEx accord admits cheating NY law firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man whose wife was a key figure in the recent rejection of an antitrust settlement between American Express Co and a group of retailers pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring with her to defraud two New York law firms where she …
Planned Parenthood sues to stop funding cuts in Louisiana
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood asked a federal court on Tuesday to block Louisiana’s efforts to defund its clinics in the state in reaction to the release of secretly recorded videos about how the group handles the tissue of aborted fetuses.
Oshkosh wins $6.75 billion deal to replace U.S. Army, Marine Humvees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp has won a $6.75 billion contract to build 17,000 light tactical vehicles to replace the aging Humvees used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, the U.S. Army announced on Tuesday.
White House fence jumper killed in Pennsylvania court attack
(Reuters) – A man arrested for climbing a White House fence earlier this year was shot and killed at a suburban Pennsylvania courthouse on Tuesday after he sliced a sheriff’s deputy with a knife, the local district attorney said.
Deputies fired for falsely accusing Seattle bus driver of profanity
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two sheriff’s deputies patrolling Seattle’s transit system have been fired for falsely accusing a bus driver of using profanity during an argument captured by a body camera the driver was wearing, police said on Tuesday.
Bullet hole, blood found in missing Connecticut couple’s vehicle: police
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut police on Tuesday said they have found a bullet hole and blood in a vehicle owned by a couple who disappeared early this month after accumulating more than $2.2 million in debts.
