Jury convicts man in bold scheme to steal $700,000 from Michigan casino
DETROIT (AP) — A Chicago man has been convicted in the theft of $700,000 from a Michigan casino, a brazen scheme in which an employee was tricked over the phone into stuffing the cash in a designer
LA public utility’s wildfire liability hinges on equipment’s role, Moody’s says
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) potential liability for the recent Palisades Fire will depend on whether the utility’s power lines or assets were involved in sparking the wildfire, credit rating agency
US appeals court rejects Biden program to protect ‘Dreamers’ immigrants
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled against outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden’s effort to protect immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children, siding with Texas just days before Republican
Biden protects 84% of IRA clean energy grants from being clawed back
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has protected about 84%, or $96.7 billion in clean energy grants created by its signature climate law from any clawback by the next administration, a White
US will hit debt limit on Tuesday, Yellen says in letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government would reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and would begin employing “extraordinary measures” to keep from breaching the cap and triggering a potential catastrophic
Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning, according to an Associated Press analysis of
Lawsuit challenges Biden-backed mental health benefits rule
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A new lawsuit by a trade group for employers seeks to void a Biden administration-backed federal rule intended to help ensure that the estimated 175 million Americans with private health insurance have
US alleges Walgreens filled millions of prescriptions without medical purpose
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has filed a lawsuit alleging that pharmacy chain operator Walgreens knowingly filled millions of prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose. If found liable, Walgreens, which
Democratic senator urges Delta Air, DraftKings to halt in-flight gaming partnership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday urged Delta Air Lines and DraftKings to halt a partnership to offer in-flight gaming to passengers. Blumenthal sent letters to the companies noting a 1962 law outlaws gambling
Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking info on planned Israeli attack on Iran
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty Friday to leaking information on a planned Israeli attack on Iran. Asif Rahman, 34, was arrested by the FBI in November weeks after classified documents appeared on
