EPA staffer ran errands for Pruitt, looked into buying Trump mattress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, had an employee carry out his personal errands, including researching the purchase of an old mattress from the Trump International Hotel, according to an intervi…
Former Kentucky lawyer in $550 million fraud pleads guilty after escape
(Reuters) – A disbarred Kentucky lawyer who called himself “Mr. Social Security” faces 27 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Monday to charges stemming from his role in a $550 million disability fraud scheme and decision to flee to Honduras.
New Jersey lawmakers clobber sports leagues in betting bill
(Reuters) – New Jersey lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill to legalize sports betting that omitted all of the fraud fighting measures requested by professional sports leagues, who had battled the legal change for years and got a drubbing from an angry …
Former Houston Texans cheerleaders call on NFL for fairer wages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four former cheerleaders for the Houston Texans called on the National Football League for fairer pay and work conditions in a letter they delivered on Monday to the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell.
Suspected Arizona serial killer kills self as officers close in: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man suspected of killing four people, including a noted psychiatrist who advised prosecutors investigating high-profile murders, killed himself on Monday as police closed in on the Phoenix-area hotel where he was staying, police s…
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who rebuffed gay couple
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado baker who refused based on his Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, stopping short of setting a major precedent allowing peop…
U.S. high court throws out immigrant teen abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that let a pregnant illegal immigrant minor held in federal immigration custody obtain an abortion last year at age 17 over the objections of President Donald Trump’…
U.S. to hire 311 new prosecutors in push against violent crime, drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Monday the Justice Department was beefing up its fight against violent crime, drug use and illegal immigration by assigning 311 new prosecutors to work on the problems, the largest increase …
Free trade puts Republican megadonors on collision course with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groups backed by powerful Republican donors Charles and David Koch said on Monday they will champion free trade and oppose tariffs with a multimillion-dollar campaign that puts them on a collision course with President Donald Tru…
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush released from hospital: spokesman
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, 93, was released from a Maine hospital on Monday after a week’s treatment for low blood pressure, a family spokesman said on Twitter.
