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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

U.S. prosecutors ask judge to silence Shkreli during trial

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Monday asked a U.S. judge for a gag order muzzling former drug company executive Martin Shkreli, on trial for securities fraud charges, arguing that his statements to media could taint the jury and disrupt the case, court papers show.

Three dead in Georgia car crash after shooting wounds four

(Reuters) - Three people were dead after a vehicle crashed while fleeing police following a shooting that wounded four people in downtown Savannah, Georgia, police said on Wednesday.

New York City officer killed in 'unprovoked' shooting, police say

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gunman fatally shot a female New York City police officer in an unprovoked attack early on Wednesday in the city's Bronx borough, then was himself shot dead by police as he ran from the scene, authorities said.

U.S. officials to check Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines comply with new security measures

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. transport officials will visit Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines on Wednesday to check that the carriers have implemented the latest U.S. security measures, a spokesman for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said.

Groups see climate science review as chance to undercut regulation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will soon begin a review that will question the veracity of the climate change science used by President Barack Obama's administration as the basis for environmental regulations.

Emirates, Turkish Airlines say laptop ban lifted on U.S. flights

DUBAI/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States has lifted the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on U.S.-bound flights from Dubai and Istanbul, Emirates [EMIRA.UL] and Turkish Airlines said on Wednesday.

Hot-dog contest, fireworks, beachgoing mark July 4 holiday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans celebrated the July Fourth holiday on Tuesday with the reopening of a New Jersey beach closed to everyone but the governor after a government shutdown, a record-setting hot-dog eating contest and fireworks displays across the country.

Minnesota judge backs jurors who acquitted officer of black motorist's death

(Reuters) - The jurors whose acquittal of a Minnesota police officer in the fatal shooting of a black motorist sparked public protests received a message of support from the judge who presided over the case, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported on Tuesday.

Maine, New Jersey end state government shutdowns

(Reuters) - New Jersey and Maine ended partial government shutdowns just in time for the Fourth of July holiday on Tuesday, helping New Jersey Governor Chris Christie move past the embarrassment of being photographed on a beach that had been closed to the public.

Illinois House to take up governor's budget, tax vetoes

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The fate of a spending plan and tax hike aimed at ending Illinois' unprecedented two-year budget impasse moved on Tuesday to the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, which will seek to enact the legislation by overriding the Republican governor's vetoes.