US Justice Dept. Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Corporate Crime
Aug. 1 By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of…
El Chapo Son Pleads Not Guilty in US Court After Dramatic Arrest
July 30 By Brendan O’Brien and Luc Cohen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A son of convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges on Tuesday, five days after his arrest in a dramatic operation in which he delivered his…
Trump Will Protect Gun Rights Despite Assassination Attempt, Adviser Says
July 16 By Tim Reid, Helen Coster and Nathan Layne MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -Donald Trump will safeguard gun rights by appointing federal judges who oppose new firearm limits if he is elected in November, despite narrowly surviving an assassination attempt, a senior adviser to his presidential…
Trump Campaign Is Raising Armed Security Presence, Politico Reports
July 14 By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s campaign is raising the armed security presence at its sites and asking staff in Washington and West Palm Beach to stay away from the office on Sunday after the former…
Trump Still ‘Doing Well’ Following Shooting, Campaign and RNC Says
July 13 By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is “doing well” as was communicated earlier, his campaign said in a joint statement with the Republican National Committee that was emailed at approximately 21:40 p.m. ET on Saturday night (0150 GMT…
Who Is Who in Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Shooting Trial
July 9 By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Nineteen months after charges were first filed against actor Alec Baldwin over the death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins the case reaches a climax this week when the actor faces a criminal manslaughter trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico….
Suspected Impaired Driver Kills Three in New York City Park
July 5 By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol was in custody on Friday after his pickup truck plowed into a crowd celebrating the Fourth of July in a Lower Manhattan park, killing three and injuring seven…
Ex-Employee of Boston’s Northeastern University Convicted of Hoax Bombing
June 28 By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former employee of Northeastern University was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he staged a hoax explosion in 2022 and fabricated a story about being injured after opening a package delivered to the school’s campus…
US to Close Costly Texas Immigration Detention Center and Reroute Funds
June 10 By Ted Hesson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will close a costly Texas detention center and reallocate the funds to increase overall detention capacity as the agency ramps up operations to implement new U.S. border restrictions. In a memo to U.S. lawmakers…
UCLA Police Chief Reassigned Following Mob Attack on Pro-Palestinian Protesters
May 22 By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles has been removed from his post three weeks after campus officials came under fire for their handling of a violent, overnight mob attack on pro-Palestinian activists…