U.S. Supreme Court rejects BP challenge to Gulf spill settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected BP’s challenge to its multibillion-dollar settlement agreement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which the oil giant complained has allowed payouts to some businesses that are unabl…
New York attorney general seeks to probe police killings of unarmed civilians
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general on Monday asked the governor to empower him to investigate all deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands of police in the state, following waves of protests nationwide over police killings.
Mother of Cleveland boy killed by police says she wants charges
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The mother of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy fatally shot by police last month broke her silence on Monday, saying the officers involved should be criminally convicted.
Two more deaths eligible for General Motors compensation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Claims deemed eligible for compensation from a faulty ignition switch in General Motors Co vehicles rose slightly in the last week, including two additional deaths attributed to the defective switch, according to an official repo…
Large Los Angeles fire consumes building, shuts freeways
(Reuters) – A large blaze in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday consumed an apartment building that was under construction and shut down two major freeways, the Los Angeles Fire Department and California Highway Patrol said.
Three people, one bear killed in chain of car crashes in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Three people died and eight were injured in a chain of car crashes that began when a woman driving an SUV hit and killed a black bear on a dark, remote road in the Florida Everglades region, a police spokesman said on Monday.
NSA’s surveillance a ‘trade barrier’ for EU companies: EU official
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance is a trade barrier for European Internet companies trying to provide services in the United States, a top EU official said on Monday.
American Airlines’ Envoy unit in tentative agreement with pilots
(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc subsidiary Envoy Air has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots, according to an internal letter from Sunday reviewed by Reuters.
Teen apparel retailer Delia*s files for bankruptcy
(Reuters) – Teen apparel retailer Delia*s Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it had hired advisers to help liquidate its assets.
U.S. Attorney General to expand profiling guidelines for federal agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce on Monday revisions to federal law enforcement guidelines that are designed to limit profiling and set an example for local police, according to a Justice Department official.
