Federal appeals court hears arguments over Dakota Access pipeline
By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three federal appeals judges in Washington, D.C., heard arguments on Wednesday over whether to stop work on a crude oil pipeline in parts of North Dakota where the...
View ArticleMichigan man charged with threatening white police online
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - A black Detroit man who advocated killing white police officers on social media has been charged with making a terroristic threat and using a computer for a crime, the...
View ArticleTurkish gold trader pushes for dismissal of U.S. sanctions case
By Mica RosenbergNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday heard arguments on whether U.S. charges against a Turkish gold trader for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran should be dismissed,...
View ArticleU.S. judge dismisses aluminum price-fixing litigation
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed nationwide litigation by aluminum purchasers who accused banks and commodity companies of conspiring to drive up prices...
View ArticleSouth Carolina school shooting victim gets superhero's farewell
By Tami ChappellTOWNVILLE, S.C. (Reuters) - Mourners dressed as colorful comic book characters gathered to remember a 6-year-old boy during a superhero-themed funeral on Wednesday, a week after the...
View ArticleChinese man gets three years in U.S. prison for theft of corn secrets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chinese man has been sentenced to three years in a U.S. prison for conspiring to steal high-tech U.S. corn seeds with the intention of transporting them to China, the U.S....
View ArticleTexas executes man who admitted to neighbors' 2003 slaying
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas executed a man on Wednesday who pleaded guilty to spraying a neighboring home with gunfire, kicking in the door and killing the married couple who lived there in...
View ArticleMachete-wielding man fatally shot by police on Colorado university campus
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A machete-wielding man who was menacing people on the University of Colorado’s flagship campus was fatally shot by police officers on Wednesday after he refused...
View ArticleArmed occupation leader defends takeover in U.S. federal court
By Jaime HamrePORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Rancher Ammon Bundy, who led armed anti-government militants in seizing a U.S. wildlife center earlier this year, told a federal court jury on Wednesday they...
View ArticleWATCH: Sanders Stumps for Clinton
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -Â Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at an early vote rally in Green Bay Wednesday, urging supporters to back Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.Sanders, who knocked...
View ArticleFTC makes recommendations to reduce nuisance patent litigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday called for several reforms to how courts handle patent litigation in an effort to curb what some companies call nuisance lawsuits meant to extract...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court weighs appeal by Silk Road website creator
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday appeared skeptical of a bid by Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the underground website Silk Road, to overturn his conviction for...
View ArticleAhead of storm, disruption for U.S. planes, trains, ships, stores
By Nick CareyCHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of flights have been canceled, Florida airports are being shuttered, train services suspended and cruise ships diverted as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the...
View ArticleWest Virginia man charged with raping, murdering nine-month-old girl
(Editor's note: Story contains details that will disturb some readers)(Reuters) - A West Virginia man accused of sexually assaulting a 9-month-old girl who later died from her injuries was charged on...
View ArticleJustice Dept opens investigation into Alabama men's prisons
By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it was launching an investigation into whether Alabama's prisons for men do an adequate job of protecting prisoners...
View ArticleU.S. researcher killed in Ethiopia praised for work, kindness
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California university researcher killed in Ethiopia protests was a brilliant scientist with an infectious smile who was studying the effects of climate change...
View ArticleObama shortens prison sentences for 102 convicts: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 102 convicts serving time for drug-related offenses in his latest round of commutations, the White House said on...
View ArticleNew Jersey train engineer applied brakes just before crash: NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New Jersey commuter train accelerated to twice the speed limit shortly before it crashed into a station in Hoboken last week, investigators with the National Transportation...
View ArticleLockhart's retirement seen as chance to break Fed color barrier
By Howard SchneiderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Atlanta, located in the heart of the U.S. South, was a center of the civil rights movement, became a corporate hub of the New South economy, and boasts a large...
View ArticleFuel crunch looms, terminals in path as Hurricane Matthew nears U.S.
By Devika Krishna KumarNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Southeast United States is expected to be hit with fuel shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, as the storm barrels toward one of the largest...
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