U.S. court hears Chevron’s fraud claims in $9.5 billion Ecuador dispute
(Reuters) – Chevron Corp urged a U.S. appeals court on Monday to uphold a ruling finding that an American lawyer used corrupt means to secure a $9.5 billion pollution judgment in Ecuador.A lawyer for Chevron told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals i…
U.S. says FBI head did not intend to suggest Poland role in Holocaust
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey did not intend to suggest in an article last week that Poland was responsible for the Holocaust during World War Two, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday after Washington’s ambassador was summon…
Justices weigh white supremacist’s challenge to sentencing law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday weighed whether part of a tough federal criminal sentencing law should be struck down for being overly broad as the justices heard an appeal by a Minnesota white supremacist sentenced to 15 years in pr…
African marathoners tops at Boston two years after bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ethiopian runner Lelisa Desisa finished first in the Boston Marathon on Monday, reclaiming the top spot in a race he last won two years ago when it was struck by a deadly bombing attack.
Iran charging U.S. journalist Rezaian with four crimes: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran is charging Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian with four crimes, including espionage, the newspaper said on Monday in a report offering the first details about the exact charges against him.
U.S. justices toss ruling that upheld North Carolina redistricting plan
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that upheld a legislative redistricting plan in North Carolina and asked for the case to be reconsidered in light of its decision in a similar case involvin…
California police find boy, 8, after parents’ car stolen
(Reuters) – Police in Northern California found an eight-year-old boy safe and well on Monday after he was taken in his parents’ car, which was stolen from outside their home before dawn, authorities said.
Authorities charge Suburban Detroit police officer in beating
DETROIT (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Michigan on Monday charged a suburban Detroit police officer with misconduct and assault in the beating of a black motorist in January that was caught on video.
New York man gets 25 years in jail for trying to join Yemeni al Qaeda wing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison for trying to travel to Yemen to join an Islamic militant group and providing money to an associate to do the same after his initial plan failed, the U.S. Justice Departm…
Tulsa County sheriff apologizes for fatal shooting by reserve deputy
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz apologized on Monday to the family of Eric Harris, who was shot in the back and killed earlier in April by a reserve deputy who has said he mistakenly pulled his gun instead of a taser.
