U.S. appeals court rejects SEC's use of administrative law judges
By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's in-house administrative judges are not constitutionally appointed, raising the...
View ArticleTakata could pay up to $1 billion to settle U.S. criminal probe: WSJ
(Reuters) - Japan's Takata Corp <7312.T> is nearing a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and is expected to pay up to $1 billion to resolve allegations of criminal wrongdoing related...
View ArticleDassey Court Date Announced
CHICAGO, IL (WTAQ) - A federal appeals court has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 14 on Brendan Dassey's case for the murder of Teresa Halbach.Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, are serving a life...
View ArticleFormer Pennsylvania professor sued by child pornography victims
By David DeKokHARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Eight women who appeared as children in illegal pornography have sued a former Pennsylvania college professor, saying they are owed damages because he owned...
View ArticleChicago police body-camera rollout to be finished early: mayor
By Renita D. Young and Timothy MclaughlinCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will complete the rollout of body-worn cameras for its police officers a year earlier than planned to increase transparency and...
View ArticleObama designates monuments, protects federal land in Utah, Nevada
By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday designated over 1.6 million acres of land in Utah and Nevada as national monuments, protecting two areas rich in Native...
View ArticleMurder suspect says Washington D.C. yoga teacher hanged herself
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man suspected of murdering a Washington yoga instructor and actress told police she hanged herself after they had sex and he then drove around with the body in...
View ArticleTwo killed in military helicopter crash off Texas coast
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Wednesday when an Army Air National Guard helicopter crashed into waters near the Bayport Cruise Terminal in Texas, military officials said.The cause of...
View ArticleFive arrested for trespassing at Dakota pipeline protest site
(Reuters) - Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline flared briefly for the first time since the federal government ruled against the project last month, law enforcement said on Wednesday, as five...
View ArticleActress Debbie Reynolds Dies A Day After Daughter: Variety
UNDATED, (Reuters) - Debbie Reynolds, a leading lady in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s including "Singin' in the Rain," died on Wednesday, according to trade publication...
View ArticleWinter storm with heavy snows, fierce winds targets New England
By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - A winter storm is expected to dump heavy snows and produce fierce winds in New England on Thursday evening and into Friday morning, the National Weather Service said.More...
View ArticleNashville's New Year's Eve Events, plus Live-Stream link!
NEW YEAR'S EVE(Nashville, TN)- The Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight New Year’s Eve celebration in Nashville kicks off on Saturday afternoon at 4 with live music, leading up to Keith Urban's...
View ArticleObama orders Russia expulsions, sanctions for interference in 2016 election
By Jeff Mason and Lesley WroughtonHONOLULU/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who...
View ArticleJudge orders psychiatric exam for South Carolina church shooter
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric examination for Dylann Roof, days before he is to represent himself as prosecutors make the case that he...
View ArticleUpstate New York school board seeks ouster of member over Obama slurs
(Editor's note: Third and fourth paragraphs contain racially derogatory comments that may be offensive to readers)By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - An upstate New York builder and former Republican...
View ArticleCalifornia taps climate change attorney to be acting legal chief
By Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A lawyer with deep experience fighting climate change will lead California's Department of Justice until the next attorney general takes office, as the state and...
View ArticleArizona sheriff Arpaio asks appeals court to void contempt finding
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - Joe Arpaio, the Arizona lawman who drew national prominence for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration but lost his bid for a seventh term in office, has asked...
View ArticleU.S. imprisonment rate falls to lowest since 1997: Justice Department
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. prison population fell the most in almost four decades to 1.53 million inmates in 2015, resulting in the lowest rate of incarceration in a generation, the...
View ArticleTennessee patrolman, called to domestic trouble, fatally shoots man
By Tim GhianniNASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Tennessee authorities opened an investigation on Thursday into the slaying of a 28-year-old man by a police officer responding to a report of domestic...
View ArticleU.S. law enforcement line-of-duty deaths hit five-year high in 2016
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Law enforcement fatalities hit a five-year high in 2016 with 135 officers killed in the line of duty, including eight killed in ambush attacks in Dallas and...
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