Billionaire Republican donor Adelson loses libel lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and prominent Republican donor, has lost a $60 million libel lawsuit in which he claimed a Democratic group spread a false accusation that he had condoned prostitution in his casinos …
Fugitive Snowden short-listed for European rights prize
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Fugitive U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has made the shortlist for a European human rights prize whose past winners include Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Deadlocked Congress brings government to edge of shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congress, still in partisan deadlock on Monday over Republican efforts to halt President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms, was on the verge of shutting down most of the government starting on Tuesday morning.
Chicago trains collide, dozens injured
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago Transit Authority train collided with a standing train at a station in a western suburb of Chicago during Monday morning’s rush hour, leaving at least 33 people injured, according to an official with the CTA.
Jury selection begins in insider trading trial of Mark Cuban
DALLAS (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the civil trial of Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, who faces charges of insider trading in shares of a little-known Internet search company nearly a dec…
Lockheed, Pentagon cite improved F-35 quality work since end 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has resolved many quality problems on the $392 billion F-35 fighter jet program since a troubling audit by the Pentagon inspector general’s office last year, top U.S. government and industry officials said on…
American Airlines plans to hire 1,500 pilots
(Reuters) – American Airlines plans to hire 1,500 pilots over the next five years as it expands international flying and takes delivery of new planes, the carrier said on Monday.
Obama administration sues to block North Carolina voter law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration sued North Carolina on Monday to block newly enacted voting rules that it says violate federal civil rights law, including a requirement for voters to show photo identification at the polls.
Hernandez’s cousin ordered held in murder case against ex-NFL star
BOSTON (Reuters) – The cousin of Aaron Hernandez, the ex-NFL star who is accused of murdering semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, was ordered held without bail on Monday on charges that she planned to help cover up the killing, prosecutors said.
South Carolinians raising millions to protect centuries-old Angel Oak
JOHNS ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) – A group trying to preserve the centuries-old Angel Oak near Charleston, South Carolina, is racing against a fall deadline to raise the $3.6 million needed to protect surrounding land from development that enviro…
