Obama commutes prison sentences for 330 before leaving office
By Jeff MasonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 330 federal inmates, particularly drug offenders, on Thursday, making his quest to reduce what he viewed as...
View ArticleU.S. top court to settle dispute over arrests at racy D.C. party
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to weigh in on whether police in the District of Columbia violated the constitutional rights of people attending a...
View ArticleU.S. transfers four Guantanamo inmates in waning hours of Obama tenure
By Matt Spetalnick and Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent four detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking...
View ArticleLawyers for executed Virginia man say he may have died painfully
(Reuters) - Lawyers for a convicted killer are calling for an investigation into his Wednesday night execution in Virginia, saying a delay in the process suggested he underwent "pain and suffering...
View ArticleLawsuit alleges blacks were barred from Graceland because of race
By Gina Cherelus(Reuters) - Five black people have sued the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and the owners of Elvis Presley's Graceland alleging they were barred from a candlelight vigil at the mansion...
View ArticleEx-Visium fund manager convicted of fraud by Manhattan jury
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former portfolio manager at Visium Asset Management LP was convicted of securities fraud on Thursday, following a trial that stemmed from a federal investigation...
View ArticleMexico extradites drug lord 'El Chapo' to U.S. on eve of Trump inauguration
By Julian CardonaCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico extradited top drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to New York on Thursday, ending a career that included two jail breaks and a lead role in a...
View ArticleFormer Los Angeles investment banker pleads guilty to fraud
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Los Angeles investment banker once dubbed "Porn's New King" pleaded guilty on Thursday for the second time in a year to engaging in securities fraud,...
View ArticleTensions rise at North Dakota pipeline as Trump set to take White House
By Terray SylvesterCANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - Tensions have increased this week near the construction site of the Dakota Access pipeline, with repeated clashes between protesters and police ahead of...
View ArticleNew York resident pleads guilty to trying to support Islamic State
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City resident who prosecutors said tried two years ago to board a flight to Turkey on his way to Syria in order to join Islamic State pleaded guilty on...
View ArticleLas Vegas Sands pays $7 million to end U.S. criminal bribery case
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp agreed to pay a $6.96 million criminal penalty to end a U.S. Department of Justice probe into whether it violated a federal anti-bribery law by...
View ArticleMexico's El Chapo: From most wanted kingpin to extradited jailbird
By Dave GrahamMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most notorious kingpin who escaped two maximum-security jails, shipped countless tonnes of drugs around the world and became...
View ArticleEx-House speaker sues sex abuse accuser for $1.7 million
(Reuters) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, serving prison time for a financial crime stemming from a child sex abuse scandal, has filed a lawsuit seeking the return of $1.7 million in hush...
View ArticleSuspect in $1.6 million New York gold theft captured in Ecuador: police
(Reuters) - A man wanted for swiping a bucket filled with $1.6 million worth of gold flakes from an armored truck in New York four months ago has been arrested in western Ecuador, police said.Julio...
View ArticleMore arrests, injuries in third night of DAPL clashes
MORTON COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) - A third consecutive night of protester activity near the main camp of Dakota Pipeline protest camp resulted in 21 arrests. The Morton County Sheriff's Office says six law...
View ArticleMachinists seek union vote for Boeing South Carolina workers
By Alwyn Scott and Ankit AjmeraSEATTLE (Reuters) - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said it planned to petition on Friday for about 2,850 workers at Boeing Co's...
View ArticlePropane tank detonated by Boston police car, no one hurt
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Boston police officer found a burning propane tank near an unoccupied police cruiser on Friday but drove the car away before the tank detonated and no one was hurt in the blast, a...
View ArticleMondale: Democrats must 'rebuild' party, give Trump a chance
FARGO (KFGO) - One of Minnesota's most prominent and respected Democrats says President Donald trump should be given the benefit of the doubt.Former Vice-President Walter Mondale tells KFGO News that...
View ArticlePresident Trump takes oath
By Steve Holland | WASHINGTONDonald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama and telling a bitterly divided country he will pursue "America...
View ArticleMelania Trump channels Jackie Kennedy but Conway grabs fashion headlines
By Jill Serjeant(Reuters) - New U.S. first lady Melania Trump channeled style icon Jacqueline Kennedy on Friday but the Inauguration Day fashion headlines were stolen by a military-style coat worn by...
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