Bill to cloak U.S. 'dark money' seen as harmful to charity fraud fight
By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fighting charity fraud could become more difficult under a Republican bill in Congress to prohibit the U.S. Internal Revenue Service from collecting the names of...
View ArticleOklahoma regulators raise concerns on quake insurance rate hikes
By Heide BrandesOKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma regulators grappling with a massive increase in small earthquakes in the state linked to growing oil and gas production said on Tuesday they were...
View ArticleMichigan governor issues state of energy emergency ahead of holiday weekend
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of energy emergency on Tuesday because of ongoing problems with a major petroleum products pipeline combined with an unexpected...
View ArticleSuspected Islamic State supporter revokes own request for bail
By David DeKokHARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A young Pennsylvania man accused of being an Islamic State supporter withdrew his request to get out of jail pending trial, saying his parents feared the...
View ArticleU.S. to seek death penalty against accused South Carolina church shooter
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a church in...
View ArticleAcquittal in Freddie Gray case will not alter Maryland prosecutors' strategy
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors of Baltimore police officers charged in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray will likely stick to their arguments of illegal arrest and causing...
View ArticleNorth Dakota oil truck operator sentenced to life for two contract killings
SPOKANE, Wash. (Reuters) - A former trucking company operator from North Dakota's Bakken oil patch was sentenced on Tuesday to life in federal prison for his conviction on charges of orchestrating the...
View ArticleOhio violated voting rights by reducing early voting: U.S. judge
By Gina Cherelus(Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Ohio violated voters' rights in 2014 by cutting the number of days in which people were allowed to cast early ballots to 28 from...
View ArticleClinton blasts Trump for cheering housing bubble burst
WASHINGTON | BY AMANDA BECKERDemocrat Hillary Clinton, seeking to dampen Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's growing appeal with working-class voters, on Tuesday accused him of having...
View ArticleBodies believed to be slain couple found in Washington state
By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - Two bodies believed to be the remains of a Washington state couple missing and presumed slain since last month were found buried in a shallow grave on Tuesday as one of two...
View ArticleSan Francisco lawmakers vote to uphold sanctuary city policy
By Curtis SkinnerSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lawmakers in San Francisco voted to uphold the "sanctuary city" policy on Tuesday, almost a year after San Francisco was flung into a national debate about...
View ArticleLockheed's F-35 jet to face delay in testing: U.S. govt officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 stealth fighter jet will see a delay in initial operational testing as it is taking longer than expected to configure test aircraft with the latest...
View ArticleProtesters throw rocks, bottles at police outside Trump rally in New Mexico
By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - Protesters threw rocks and bottles at police officers who responded with pepper spray outside a rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump in Albuquerque, New Mexico,...
View ArticleU.S. airports still understaffed for peak travel: TSA head
By Jeffrey Dastin(Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is taking steps to shorten airport lines including moving officers to different posts, but still lacks the staffing to...
View ArticleHacker who exposed Hillary Clinton's email server pleads guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Romanian computer hacker who revealed the existence of a private email server used by Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state pleaded guilty to hacking-related offenses...
View ArticleTexas to sue to stop U.S. government's transgender bathroom policy
By Lisa Maria GarzaDALLAS (Reuters) - Texas will file a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Obama administration's guidance to U.S. public schools this month that transgender students must be allowed to use...
View ArticleCongress moves to revamp toxic chemical law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation with bipartisan support that would revamp U.S. chemical safety law for the first time in decades is advancing in Congress, winning overwhelming passage in the House...
View ArticleStates ratchet up transgender battle with lawsuit against U.S.
By Daniel Trotta and Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - Officials from 11 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday to overturn a directive telling schools to let transgender students use...
View ArticleSenators urge House to move on aviation security bill
By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top members of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee have urged their counterparts in the House of Representatives to move forward on Senate legislation to boost...
View ArticleHundreds protest in downpour at shut McDonald's headquarters
By Jim Young and Justin MaddenOAK BROOK, Ill. (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched through pouring rain to call for higher wages and union rights at McDonald's Corp on Wednesday, leading the...
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