Virginia Democrats hold fire on impeachment of lieutenant governor
Virginia Democrats pressured Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax to resign on Monday over accusations of sexual assault, which he denies, but held off on pursuing impeachment, with the Republican speaker of the state House urging restraint.
Five killed in shooting in eastern Texas: police
Five people were found shot and killed in a home in an unincorporated town in eastern Texas on Monday, police said.
California to pull troops from U.S.-Mexico border in rebuke to Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that he is ready to withdraw hundreds of the state’s National Guard troops from the U.S.-Mexico border, a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s stance that a national security crisis is unfolding there.
Illinois attorney general challenges ex-officer’s murder sentence
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a prosecutor on Monday challenged the sentence of former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke for the murder of a black teenager, questioning whether the judge who imposed it followed the law.
Pennsylvania suspends all permit work for Energy Transfer
Pennsylvania environmental regulators suspended all permit work for Energy Transfer LP after the company failed to comply with an October order following an explosion of the Revolution natural gas pipe in the western part of the state in September.
Pressure mounts on Virginia Democrats over sex assault, racism scandals
Virginia Democrats pressured Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax to resign on Monday over accusations of sexual assault which he denies, but held off on pursuing impeachment, with the Republican speaker of the state House urging restraint.
Denver teachers march out of classrooms in strike over wages
Denver public school teachers walked off the job on Monday to demand higher and more predictable earnings, disrupting classes for some 92,000 students in the latest of a wave of strikes by U.S. educators over the past year.
Suspect in synagogue massacre pleads not guilty to new charges
The man accused of massacring 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue last year in the deadliest attack on a U.S. Jewish institution pleaded not guilty on Monday in federal court to a dozen additional charges including hate crimes.
Virginia governor vows not to resign over racist incident
Virginia’s embattled Democratic governor vowed in an interview on Monday not to resign over revelations that he wore blackface at a 1980s party, as a web of scandals enveloped three top party officials.
California to pull troops from border in apparent riposte to Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom is poised to withdraw all 360 state troops from the U.S.-Mexico border, in an apparent rebuttal of President Donald Trump’s stance that there is a national security crisis there, media said on Monday.
