U.S. judge bars Trump policy restricting transgender troops
A U.S. court on Monday ruled the Trump administration could not enforce an updated policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, becoming the second court in the country to rule against the government since it unveiled th…
New York sues Trump administration over program for ‘predatory employers’
New York on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Trump administration to turn over more information about a pilot program allowing employers to resolve violations of federal overtime and minimum wage laws without penalties.
U.S. court vacates two permits for Dominion Atlantic Coast natgas pipe
A U.S. appeals court on Monday vacated decisions by two federal agencies that allowed Dominion Energy Inc to build its $6 billion to $6.5 billion Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina.
No arrests after 66 shot, 12 killed, in weekend Chicago gun violence
Chicago police have made no arrests tied to the shootings of 66 people over the weekend, 12 of them fatal, but dozens were taken into custody on gun charges, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify take down Alex Jones content
Apple Inc, YouTube, Facebook Inc and Spotify all took down podcasts and channels from U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, saying on Monday that the Infowars author had broken community standards.
California wildfire becomes second largest in state history
A sprawling blaze in Northern California grew on Monday into the second-largest wildfire ever recorded in the state, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency, highlighting the ferociousness of this year’s fire season.
Facebook, Apple remove most of U.S. conspiracy theorist’s content
Facebook Inc announced on Monday that it had removed four pages belonging to U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for “repeatedly posting content over the past several days” that breaks its community standards.
Hurricane Hector regains strength as it plows toward Hawaii
Hurricane Hector regained strength in the eastern Pacific late on Sunday and swelled into a Category 4 storm again with sustained 140 mph winds as it stayed on target to possibly hit Hawaii by midweek, officials said.
Heat, winds pose enduring menace to burning Northern California
With gusting winds, triple digit temperatures and almost zero chance of rain in Northern California this week, scorching weather poses a persistent threat to firefighters battling out-of-control blazes on parched land, officials said.
Apple removes most of U.S. conspiracy theorist’s podcasts from iTunes
Most of U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s podcasts from his right-wing media platform Infowars have been removed from Apple’s iTunes and podcast apps, the media news website BuzzFeed quoted a company spokesman as saying on Sunday.
