'El Chapo' lawyers complain about strict New York jail conditions
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman complained on Friday that he was being subjected to excessive conditions of confinement in a federal jail...
View ArticleTransgender court hearing set amid fight over Trump nominee
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday scheduled oral arguments in a major dispute on transgender rights for March 28, when the U.S. Senate is set to be in the midst...
View ArticleU.S. military releases, withdraws old Islamist video from Yemen raid
By Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an awkward reversal, the U.S. military promptly withdrew an old video by Islamist militants it had released on Friday as evidence that a fatal raid in Yemen by...
View ArticleFederal agency considers bolstering force in Chicago to fight crime
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - A U.S. law enforcement agency is considering transferring some federal agents to Chicago to combat violence in the nation's third-largest city, where homicides last year...
View ArticleTrump's pick for Army secretary drops out
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vincent Viola, an Army veteran and founder of a high-speed trading firm nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be secretary of the Army, withdrew his name from consideration...
View ArticleJustice Department will not file immediate stay against Seattle immigration...
TORONTO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice will not be filing an emergency stay on Friday night to overturn a Seattle's judge ruling that blocked a U.S. executive order temporarily barring...
View ArticleDakota Access Pipeline to start in second quarter: stakeholder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Phillips 66 said on Friday he expects the Dakota Access Pipeline to start operations in the second quarter, even though the project - which has sparked...
View ArticleLos Angeles police make arrests 24 years after fatal apartment fire
(Reuters) - Los Angeles police have arrested an undisclosed number of people in connection with a deadly 1993 apartment fire that killed seven children as well as several adults, authorities said on...
View ArticleU.S. moves to resume admitting refugees, including Syrians
By Julia Edwards AinsleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Saturday moved to begin admitting refugees, including Syrians, as soon as Monday after a federal judge on Friday blocked a...
View ArticleOne hiker killed, four injured in fall down California 'ice chute'
(Reuters) - One person was killed and four injured on Saturday when they fell down a steep, icy ravine known as an ice chute while hiking in the mountains near Los Angeles, officials said.The Los...
View ArticleNew York police question man in connection with grisly Howard Beach murder
(Reuters) - A man was taken into custody on Saturday in connection with last summer's murder of a woman found sexually assaulted and murdered along a jogging path in the Queens neighborhood of Howard...
View ArticleNew York man to face murder charge in killing of Queens jogger
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York authorities were preparing on Sunday to charge a man arrested over the weekend in last summer's killing and sexual assault of a 30-year-old female jogger on...
View ArticleIn Cuba visit, Colorado governor sees government desire to work with Trump
By Marc FrankHAVANA (Reuters) - The governor of Colorado said on Sunday he believes the Cuban government wants to further improve relations with the United States under President Donald Trump, as he...
View ArticleDefying uncaring image, New York subway riders erase swastikas from car
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - The tale of the strangers aboard a New York subway car who teamed up this weekend to scrub away neo-Nazi graffiti went viral on Sunday, in an incident that...
View ArticleEl Faro safety probed in final U.S. hearing on sinking
By Letitia SteinTAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. investigation into the deadly sinking of a cargo ship during a 2015 hurricane on Monday examined conditions aboard the El Faro, including preliminary...
View ArticleTeenager pleads guilty to stabbing U.S. tourist to death in London
LONDON (Reuters) - A teenager who suffered from mental health issues pleaded guilty on Monday to killing a U.S. tourist during a stabbing rampage in London last August.Zakaria Bulhan, 19, a Norwegian...
View ArticleMissouri becomes 28th state with optional union dues
By Kevin MurphyKANSAS City, Mo. (Reuters) - Missouri became the 28th U.S. state on Monday to make paying dues optional for employees who work in union-represented shops.Republican Governor Eric...
View ArticleTraffic camera firm to pay Chicago $20 mln after bribery scheme
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - A company that operates red-light traffic cameras will pay Chicago $20 million to settle a lawsuit arising from a bribery scheme between the firm's former chief executive...
View ArticleDespite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns
By Robin RespautSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. public pension funds are cutting their expectations for investment returns over the next 30 years or more, but some do not expect to meet even the new...
View ArticleMeteor lights up the night sky over Illinois and Wisconsin
(Reuters) - A meteor plummeted in a fireball over Lake Michigan early on Monday, lighting up the night sky in bright blue just before scattering over the lake in many pieces, according to a police...
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