New York mafia informant loses lawsuit against FBI
By Jonathan AllenNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former mafia informant for the FBI who sued his handlers for arresting him in a murder case lost his case on Monday after a New York judge ruled there was not...
View ArticleU.S. could grant final permit for Dakota pipeline as soon as Friday:...
By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army secretary could make a decision on the final permit needed to complete the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline as soon as Friday, the...
View ArticleFlorida man sentenced to 30 years in prison for mosque fire
By Zachary FagensonMIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida man pleaded no contest and was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in prison for setting fire last year to the mosque where Orlando nightclub shooter Omar...
View ArticleU.S. EPA employees protest Trump's pick to run agency
By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former and current employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressed opposition to President Donald Trump's pick to run the agency on Monday -...
View ArticleThree arrested in '93 Los Angeles arson fire called deadliest in California
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three people with alleged ties to a notorious gang have been arrested in what prosecutors called the deadliest arson in California history, the intentionally set...
View ArticleIranian child seeking emergency eye surgery arrives in New York
By Chris FrancescaniNEW YORK (Reuters) - A young Iranian girl in need of emergency eye surgery only available in the United States arrived safely at a New York airport on Monday evening, after a court...
View ArticleU.S. must go on taking refugees, EU migration chief to say in Washington
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top migration official will tell the new U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in Washington on Wednesday that the United States cannot shut its doors on...
View ArticleDeadly Drug found in Dog Food
Evanger's is voluntarily recalling some of its dog food after a drug that is used to anesthetize or put down pets was found in it.  Fifteen states are affected by the Hunk of Beef Au Jus...
View ArticleObama kiteboards in Caribbean with billionaire Richard Branson
By David Ingram(Reuters) - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is trying some new and dangerous water sports that the Hawaii native had to miss out on for safety reasons while serving in the White...
View ArticleTwo Republican senators seek to slash legal U.S. immigration
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican senators proposed steps to slash the number of legal immigrants admitted into the United States by half on Tuesday, but the legislation,...
View ArticleMaterials found by hikers not data from '85 Bolivian air crash: U.S.
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that materials found by two American hikers in Bolivia do not contain any data from...
View ArticleJudge defers ruling on dismissal of Cooperman insider trading case
By Suzanne BarlynPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday held off ruling on whether to throw out a government complaint against billionaire investor Leon Cooperman and his firm, Omega Advisors...
View ArticleMelania Trump settles defamation claim against blogger
By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - First lady Melania Trump has settled a defamation lawsuit for a "substantial sum" against a Maryland blogger who wrote about unsubstantiated rumors she had worked as an...
View ArticleU.S., New York accuse firm of scamming 9/11 heroes, NFL retirees
By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A company that advances money to people awaiting settlement payouts was accused by New York and federal regulators of scamming sick responders...
View ArticlePennsylvania governor seeks $2 billion of cuts in proposed budget
By David DeKokHARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday proposed a $32.3 billion state budget for fiscal 2018 that seeks to reduce an estimated $3 billion structural deficit...
View ArticleDonald Trump Jr. takes over Washington hotel near White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr. has taken the reins of the Trump International Hotel near the White House after critics charged it was a conflict of interest for U.S. President Donald Trump to...
View ArticleTornadoes tear path of destruction through Louisiana, at least 20 hurt
By Bryn StoleBATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) - Six tornadoes tore through New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana on Tuesday, injuring at least 20 people as the storm roared across highways and streets,...
View ArticleControversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval
By Valerie Volcovici and Ernest ScheyderWASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald...
View ArticleSpeeding Georgia ex-officer charged with pedestrian's death
By David BeasleyATLANTA (Reuters) - A former police officer in suburban Atlanta was charged with vehicular homicide on Tuesday in the death of a teenage pedestrian that he struck while speeding at 97...
View ArticleAgency's bankruptcy dashes adoption hopes across U.S.
By Jim ChristieSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The abrupt closure and bankruptcy filing by a U.S. adoption agency has stunned hundreds of hopeful clients left struggling with the emotional impact and likely...
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