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Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear white supremacist Dylann Roof’s bid to overturn his conviction and death sentence for fatally shooting nine Black people in 2015 at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. The justices turned away Roof’s appeal of a lower court’s decision last year upholding the […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which expanded gun rights in a major decision in June, on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a federal ban on devices called “bump stocks” that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire like a machine gun – a firearms control measure prompted by a 2017 Las […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by two former Platinum Partners executives of their conviction on charges that they defrauded bondholders of one of the defunct hedge fund’s portfolio companies as they seek a new trial. The justices turned away an appeal by Platinum co-founder […]
The United States said Sunday that reports from Iranian sources of a transfer of funds related to the release of Bagher (Baquer) Namazi and to a furlough for his son Siamak Namazi are categorically false. In response to Iran International, a US State Department spokesperson said that “Any claim that Iran’s lifting of a travel […]
Granulated white sugar is seen in this picture illustration. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegister WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday ruled in favor of U.S. Sugar Corp’s plans to buy rival Imperial Sugar Co, rejecting a Justice Department argument that the proposed deal would drive up […]
Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegister Sept 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on “viewpoint,” a setback for […]
A US senator has dismissed an Israeli army report that claims a soldier accidentally killed the Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh in the midst of a gun battle, saying it is unsupported by the evidence. Chris Van Hollen, a Democratic senator for Maryland, repeated his call for an independent US investigation into Abu Aqleh’s […]
July 29 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday rejected key aspects of the Boy Scouts of America’s reorganization plan and its underlying sex abuse settlement, delaying the national youth organization’s ability to emerge from bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein in Wilmington, Delaware, ruled she could not approve all aspects of the plan […]
China’s government dismissed a joint U.S.-U.K. warning to businesses that Beijing seeks to steal their corporate secrets, alleging instead that Washington represents the biggest threat to world peace. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Thursday that the U.S.-U.K. statements have no factual basis and expose an “entrenched Cold War zero-sum mentality and ideological prejudice.” […]
This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, July 6 (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday its armed forces had destroyed two advanced U.S.-made HIMARS rocket systems and their ammunition depots in eastern Ukraine, an assertion later rejected by Kyiv.