Top U.S. Navy official knew of probe months before bribery scandal broke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said on Friday he knew about a Navy contracting investigation for months before it erupted into a major bribery scandal and that Navy investigators planted false information that helped lead to the f…
Analysis: Strong start for California carbon market, but challenges loom
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the clock winds down on the first year of California’s carbon trading market for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, state officials say they have a lot to celebrate.
Insight: To flee Ohio oil boom, Amish cash out by selling royalties
ST CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – Farmers in the close-knit Amish community who eschew electricity and most technology, are among landowners capitalizing on a new financial trend in the United States energy boom – selling decades of future oil and natur…
Top Canada court strikes down prostitution restrictions
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court struck down major restrictions on prostitution on Friday, including bans on brothels and street solicitation, declaring the laws unconstitutional because they violated prostitutes’ safety.
HealthCare.gov down for maintenance ahead of December 23 deadline
(Reuters) – The website for individuals who want to buy individual insurance plans with income-based subsidies, HealthCare.gov, showed on Friday morning that it was down for scheduled maintenance, just a few days ahead of the December 23 deadline to en…
DHS report says misconduct not widespread at U.S. Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found no evidence that misconduct or inappropriate behavior was widespread in the U.S. Secret Service, it said in a report on Friday, but it urged tougher management an…
Harsh weather, floods challenge U.S. weekend holiday travelers
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Holiday travelers heading home for Christmas face some rough going this weekend as a winter storm threatens tornadoes, floods, snow and ice for a wide swath of the United States.
Unattended box triggers bomb scare at Minnesota airport
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota airport terminal was partially cleared for two hours on Friday after a passenger left a box containing a fuel tank unattended when it was refused clearance as checked baggage by security officials, an airport spokesm…
Chinese citizen pleads guilty to rhino horn smuggling in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Chinese citizen, the admitted ringleader of an international smuggling operation that trafficked in $4.5 million worth of rhinoceros horns, ivory cups and trinkets, pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in New Jersey, prose…
U.S. Senate OKs defense policy bill with sex crime reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate approved its annual defense policy bill late Thursday despite partisan rancor, agreeing to reform the way the military justice system responds to sexual assaults and boosting the Pentagon’s ability to help destroy…
