17 U.S. states sue Trump administration over vehicle emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California and a group of 16 other states on Tuesday challenged the Trump administration’s decision to revise strict U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules put in place under former President Barack Obama.
Louisiana election chief resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
(Reuters) – Louisiana’s chief election official, Secretary of State Tom Schedler, resigned on Tuesday in the face of what he called “an incredibly serious allegation” that he had sexually harassed a female employee.
Central American migrant caravan camps at U.S. border, 11 arrested
SAN YSIDRO PORT OF ENTRY (Reuters) – Some 140 Central American migrants waited anxiously on the Mexican side of the U.S. border on Tuesday after a second night in a makeshift camp, determined to remain until their asylum requests are processed after th…
Arizona governor hopeful of teachers deal on walkout’s fourth day
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona’s governor said on Tuesday that he hoped to sign a budget deal raising teachers’ pay as early as Wednesday, as the latest statewide teacher walkout in the country kept most of Arizona’s 1.1 million students out of class for …
FAA orders more engine inspections after Southwest accident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it has ordered additional inspections of fan blades in hundreds of additional engines similar to the one that failed in a deadly Southwest Airlines Co accident last month.
New Jersey man sentenced to eight years in prison for support of Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to taking part in a conspiracy to support Islamic State, federal prosecutors announced.
U.S. judge dismisses state regulators’ lawsuit over national ‘fintech’ charter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A District of Columbia federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by state bank regulators against the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency over its proposal to offer charters that would let so-called fintech companies do business nat…
EPA designates areas non-compliant with 2015 ozone standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday identified 51 areas in 22 states that do not currently meet federal ozone requirements, a step toward carrying out national air quality standards for ozone that were issued in 2…
17 U.S. states to challenge Trump administration over vehicle emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California and a group of 16 other states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in federal appeals court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to declare U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules through 2025 “not appropria…
Tick, mosquito-borne infections surge in United States: CDC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from 2004 through 2016, with infection rates spiking sharply in 2016 as a result of a Zika outbreak, U.S. health officials said on…
