U.S. oil tankers built on spec face choppy waters as export ban eases
NEW YORK – U.S. ship builders are making a $500 million bet on robust domestic demand for crude oil from newly-tapped shale fields by building new tankers without having lined up customers to lease them.
Colorado attorney general asks county to stop same-sex marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s solicitor general wants a county in the state to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses until separate legislation over the status of such marriages is settled by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Denver Post reported Monday.
Exclusive: South Carolina jury awards $8.1 million to investor who was misled by BB&T
(Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Monday awarded $8.1 million to a former adviser who sold his wealth management business to BB&T Corp and later alleged that the company mismanaged his retirement nest egg with a risky strategy, according to a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. soldier charged with murder after death of Panamanian woman
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. military authorities charged on Monday a U.S. soldier with “unpremeditated murder” after he allegedly killed a Panamanian woman, an army spokeswoman said.
U.S. to move some Central American immigrants to California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some 140 illegal immigrants, many of them women with children, will be flown from Texas to California and processed through a San Diego-area U.S. Border Patrol station as federal officials deal with a crush of Central American m…
After wet weekend, new tornadoes, floods seen in U.S. Midwest
(Reuters) – A strong storm front that proved deadly in Iowa moved through northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin on Monday, bringing with it hurricane-force winds and thunderstorms that damaged homes and took down trees and power lines.
Boy, 12, found shot to death at Boy Scout camp in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A 12-year-old boy from Las Vegas was found dead of a gunshot wound at a Boy Scouts of America summer camp in San Diego, police said on Monday.
Former Calpers CEO plans to plead guilty to conspiracy
(Reuters) – A former chief executive of Calpers, the largest U.S. public pension fund, plans to plead guilty in a federal conspiracy case, according to his lawyer.
Fault lines re-emerge in U.S. Supreme Court at end of term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sometimes there is no middle ground.
Whole South Dakota town for sale at under $400,000
(Reuters) – Prospective buyers who want to be masters of their own domains could turn to southwestern South Dakota, where an entire town can be had for $399,000.
