Analysis: Game changer or symbolic move – U.S. debates condensate exports
(Reuters) – Facing a growing domestic oversupply, a U.S. crude oil producer and a pipeline company waged a quiet crusade in Washington earlier this year aimed at easing a decades-long ban on crude exports.
Construction to restart at NYC’s 3 World Trade Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Construction on Lower Manhattan’s flagship 3 World Trade Center building is set to restart after the developer was given the go-ahead on Wednesday to use $159 million in insurance money while he raises more than $1 billion private …
Glitch generates wrong photos on Arizona driver’s licenses
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A new system implemented to better process Arizona driver’s licenses has turned out to be less than picture-perfect in its first week of operation – generating a handful licenses with photographs of the wrong person.
Lawyer gets 15 years prison for record U.S. tax fraud scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former partner at the defunct law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday following his conviction in what prosecutors call the largest criminal tax fraud in U.S. history.
New California law lets schools fire teachers for ‘egregious misconduct’
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed a law adding “egregious misconduct” to the list of fireable offenses for public school teachers, weeks after a judge said it was too hard to fire incompetent teachers in …
Google executive halts his plan to raze historic Portland house
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Google executive Kevin Rose has halted his plans to demolish a historic home in downtown Portland following pressure from his new neighbors who sought to save it. He now plans to sell to a long-time resident instead, both sides said. 
After a decade, Parmalat lawsuit vs Grant Thornton in U.S. is back
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Chicago said auditor Grant Thornton LLP must again face a lawsuit over its alleged role in the collapse of Italian dairy company Parmalat SpA, while lamenting that its decision puts the nearly 10-year-old case on …
Wisconsin man in custody in connection with bodies found in suitcases
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee-area man was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in separate suitcases along a rural road earlier this month, authorities said.
Conjoined twins, just over two months old, die in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Conjoined twin boys in Pennsylvania whose parents opted not to separate them have died at just over 2 months old, authorities said on Wednesday.
American jailed in Cuba plans suicide, lawyer says
HAVANA (Reuters) – A U.S. foreign aid contractor jailed in Cuba is planning suicide as his health declines and he grows increasingly depressed, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
