Anti-rape rules aim to protect immigrants in U.S. detention: DHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Immigrants held in U.S. detention centers will get extra protection against sexual abuse under regulations finalized on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Jailed TV pitchman Trudeau’s California estate for sale
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The ostentatious contents of the California home of former TV pitchman and convicted fraudster Kevin Trudeau go on sale on Friday to pay a $38 million judgment over false promises he made in a weight-loss book, according to an est…
U.S. judge rejects Bin Laden son-in-law’s claim of mistaken identity
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected a last-ditch request from one of Osama bin Laden’s sons-in-law to delay his trial after his lawyers said the government may have mixed him up with a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with a simila…
NY starts inspecting rail yards handling Bakken crude: Governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday officials have launched inspections at state rail yards to protect people from potential accidents involving shipments of volatile crude oil from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota…
Florida restaurant chain adds Obamacare surcharge to meal bills
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Diners at a Florida restaurant chain are being asked to pay a health insurance surcharge on their meal tabs to cover the cost for business owners of the Obama administration’s new healthcare program.
Gunman shot dead outside Florida courthouse: media
(Reuters) – An armed man was shot dead outside a Florida courthouse in a standoff with police, requiring the lockdown of nearby schools and the court building, local media reported on Friday.
No rail shutdowns in North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – No rail terminals have been shut down in the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota as a result of inspections, an official at the U.S. agency that oversees transportation of hazardous materials said on Friday.
Mt. Gox sued in United States over bitcoin losses
(Reuters) – Mt. Gox, once the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, has been sued by a customer in what may be the first of many U.S. lawsuits seeking to recoup millions of dollars of losses linked to a hacking attack that led to the exchange’s bankruptcy….
U.S. agency warns of urgent need for spending on roads, bridges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More funding is needed to address a growing “infrastructure deficit” in the United States, as aging bridges, roads and highways crumble, putting drivers at risk, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a report on Friday.
Second group files to keep UAW from reversing VW plant vote
(Reuters) – An anti-union group representing workers at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga, Tennessee plant on Friday moved to undercut a United Auto Workers challenge of an election in which the union failed to organize the factory, the second such action th…
