Former Fox News executive Shine top candidate for White House job: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Fox News executive Bill Shine is a leading candidate to become the next White House communications director, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday.
Madoff trustee defeats U.S. appeals court challenge to his authority
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked new litigation against the estate of a Florida investor accused of helping Bernard Madoff commit fraud, after the estate had reached a $7.2 billion settlement to benefit Madoff’s custome…
Man charged with hate crimes for killing at 2017 Virginia rally: U.S. Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The man who killed a counter-protester during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last year was charged with hate crimes in federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
EPA to undercut own power to block polluting projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved on Wednesday to undercut its own authority to block permits for major projects that may pollute water, in its latest move to unwind regulations and increase “regulatory certainty” f…
Homicide charge for Pittsburgh police officer who shot teen
(Reuters) – An East Pittsburgh police officer was charged on Wednesday with homicide in last week’s shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, the latest in a string of U.S. police killings of black men that have sparked nationwide protests, court pa…
Justice Department to distribute grants after legal spat over sanctuary policies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it is starting to distribute public safety grants to municipalities after the funds were put on hold pending a legal dispute over cities’ “sanctuary” policies that protect illegal imm…
New York’s poor are hardest hit by subway delays: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In New York City, where the range of incomes of its citizens is reflected almost perfectly in its subway riders, lower-income riders have been disproportionately impacted by train delays, a study published on Wednesday showed.
Supreme Court delivers blow to organized labor in fees dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a big blow to organized labor, ruling that non-members cannot be forced in certain states to pay fees to unions representing public employees such as teachers and police, shutting off a k…
U.S. judge orders migrant families to be reunited
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has blocked the Trump administration from separating immigrant parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, and ordered that those who were separated be reunited within 30 days.
Pittsburgh officer charged with killing unarmed black teen: prosecutor
(Reuters) – An East Pittsburgh police officer was charged on Wednesday with criminal homicide in last week’s shooting death of an unarmed black teenager that sparked a wave of protests, court papers showed.
