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Monday, March 6, 2017

Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order: White House source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will remove Iraq from a list of countries targeted in a U.S. travel ban when he is expected to sign a new executive order on Monday after his controversial first attempt was blocked in the courts, a White House source said.

Confidant of New Jersey governor to be sentenced in airline scheme

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former confidant of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be sentenced on Monday for pressuring United Airlines into operating a flight to an airport near his vacation home, a case that grew out of the "Bridgegate" investigation.

U.S. Supreme Court sidesteps ruling in transgender rights case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court avoided a ruling on transgender rights by sending a closely watched case involving bathroom access at a Virginia high school back to a lower court on Monday after President Donald Trump rolled back protections for transgender students.

Accused Qaeda operative faces U.S. trial, despite refusal to appear

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An accused al Qaeda operative charged with engaging in attacks on U.S. forces that killed at least two American servicemen in Afghanistan is set to face trial on Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.

U.S. Republicans expected to unveil healthcare bill this week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of President Donald Trump's top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congressional aide said on Sunday.

U.S. judge weighs fate of Afghan family detained in California

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Reuters) - A federal judge was due on Monday to consider a petition seeking the immediate release of an Afghan family of five said by their lawyers to have been detained by U.S. agents upon their arrival in California, despite having valid visas to enter the country.

U.S. top court rejects ex-UBS trader's challenge to Libor indictment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by a former trader with Swiss global financial services company UBS AG to dismiss a criminal indictment filed by U.S. prosecutors over his alleged role in Libor benchmark interest rate manipulation.

Twin Rhode Island sisters, 97, die in falls on frigid weekend

BOSTON (Reuters) - A pair of 97-year-old twin sisters died over the weekend after one fell while exiting her car and the other appeared to trip while rushing into their Rhode Island home to call for help, police said.

Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock on Tyson-contracted farm

(Reuters) - A strain of bird flu has been detected in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to U.S. food giant Tyson Foods Inc, and the 73,500 birds will be culled to stop the virus from entering the food system, government and company officials said on Sunday.

Lawmakers call on U.S. Marines to investigate nude photo network

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. lawmakers on Sunday condemned the suspected distribution of nude photographs of female Marines to military personnel and veterans via a social media network that promotes sexual violence, and called on the Marine Corps to fully investigate.