Brothers sought in U.S. manhunt may be fleeing to Mexico: police
By Eric M. JohnsonSEATTLE (Reuters) - Two brothers suspected in the presumed murder of a married couple who lived next door to one of the men in Washington state may be trying to flee to Mexico, a...
View ArticleSenate Thune's airport security reforms easily pass
Washington, DC (KELO-AM) South Dakota's John Thune (R), like a happy father, applauded the birth of his baby, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016, by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.Thune had to midwife the...
View ArticleU.S. justices weigh federal fraud claim over woman's death
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with the question of when federal contractors can be sued for defrauding the government in a case involving a...
View ArticleTrump looks beyond New York
New York, NY (Reuters-Emily Flitter) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff as he looked beyond an expected primary victory on Tuesday in his home state of New York...
View ArticleNorth Carolina business leaders demand repeal of transgender law
By Colleen Jenkins and Jilian MincerWINSTON-SALEM, N.C./NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Carolina business leaders on Tuesday called for a repeal of a new state law they blamed for mounting economic losses...
View ArticleNew York City watchdog decries 'irregularities' in primary voting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City official on Tuesday ordered an audit of the city's election authorities, citing "deep concern over widespread reports of poll site problems and irregularities" as...
View ArticleAir China employee linked to Macau billionaire faces own case
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - An employee of a Chinese airline, who came onto the radar of U.S. authorities as they probed the activities of a Macau billionaire accused of bribing a U.N. General...
View ArticleWashington, DC lawmakers finalize ban on public pot smoking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C.'s city council on Tuesday permanently banned the smoking of marijuana in public or in clubs, a spokeswoman for Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said, voting 7-6...
View ArticleU.S. judge approves court, police accord for Ferguson, Missouri
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and Ferguson, Missouri, to reform the city's police department, a pact prompted by the 2014 shooting of...
View ArticleU.S. chief justice uses sign language as deaf lawyers sworn in
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an historic first, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts used sign language from the Supreme Court bench on Tuesday as he welcomed a dozen deaf and hard-of-hearing...
View ArticleU.S. Census Bureau settles hiring lawsuit over criminal histories
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau has reached a $15 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it discriminated against black and Hispanic job applicants with criminal histories...
View ArticleSecret U.S. court issues first order for phone data under new law
By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The secretive U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has issued its first order allowing the National Security Agency to collect telephone records under a...
View ArticleRetailer Target says transgender people can use bathroom of their choice
By Nathan Layne(Reuters) - Target Corp said on Tuesday that transgender employees and customers could use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, becoming the first big retailer to...
View ArticleLos Angeles council votes for workers to get six days paid sick leave
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to require all employers in the second-biggest U.S. city to offer workers at least six days of paid...
View ArticleU.S. probes tax avoidance schemes mentioned in Panama papers: Guardian
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the tax avoidance claims revealed in the release of the Panama Papers, the Guardian reported on Tuesday.The U.S. attorney for Manhattan,...
View ArticleCriminal charges coming on Wednesday over Flint water: report
(Reuters) - Michigan's attorney general will announce criminal charges on Wednesday connected to his investigation into dangerous levels of lead in Flint's drinking water, the Detroit Free Press...
View ArticleMcGregor pulled from Diaz rematch, hints at retirement
(Reuters) - Irish fighter Conor McGregor, who said on Twitter earlier on Tuesday that he was walking away from the sport of mixed martial arts, has been pulled from the UFC's main event in July.UFC...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton take New York, move closer to presidential nomination
REUTERS-NEW YORK | BY EMILY FLITTER AND JONATHAN ALLEN Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton won commanding victories in New York state's U.S. presidential nominating contests on...
View ArticleHouston schools to reopen Wednesday but flood warnings not yet lifted
(Reuters) - Houston schools will reopen on Wednesday after heavy rains and flooding killed at least six people and forced the cancellation of classes for two days in the country's fourth most populous...
View ArticleIn U.S. bathroom battles, Florida transgender student fights for equality
By Letitia SteinSARASOTA, Fla. (Reuters) - For 17-year-old transgender male Nate Quinn, using the bathroom at school became a battle.The Florida high school student was barred last year from using the...
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