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…
Fresh Chaos, Arrests on US College Campuses as Police Flatten Camp at UCLA
May 2 By Lisa Richwine and Arlene Washington LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities…
Binance Crypto Founder Zhao Sentenced to Four Months in Prison
April 30 By Deborah Bloom and Jonathan Stempel SEATTLE (Reuters) -Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S. laws against money laundering at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Once considered…
US Seeks 3 Years Prison for Binance Founder Zhao
April 24 By Chris Prentice and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors want Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to serve three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to violating laws against money laundering….
Alec Baldwin’s Criminal Case Hinges on a Wild West Revolver
April 18 By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) – A Colt .45 “Peacemaker” revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is at the center of actor Alec Baldwin’s fight to avoid criminal prosecution for the 2021 fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins…