New York sues 3M, others over firefighting foam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup more than $38 million from 3M Co and five other companies to cover the cost of cleaning up environmental contamination caused by toxic chemicals in firefighting foam that they manufact…
Michael Bloomberg to spend $80 million to help elect Democrats: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of Republican President Donald Trump, intends to spend $80 million helping Democratic candidates in November’s U.S. congressional elections, the New York Times repor…
Trump to order end of immediate immigrant family separations at U.S. border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order on immigration on Wednesday to end the immediate separation of immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, which has sparked outrage in the United States and abr…
American Airlines, United: don’t put separated migrant children on our flights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines and United Airlines have asked the federal government to refrain from using their flights to transport migrant children who have been separated from their families.
U.S. charges West Virginia Supreme Court justice with fraud
(Reuters) – West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Allen Loughry was arrested on Wednesday and charged with 22 federal criminal counts including fraud, as U.S. prosecutors alleged that he misused government property.
Trump says will sign something ‘pre-emptive’ on immigration border policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would sign something “pre-emptive” soon to solve the problem of immigrant families being separated at the U.S. southern border, which has sparked outrage in the United States and a…
Special Report: Trump’s catch-and-detain policy snares illegal immigrants long in U.S.
OCILLA, Georgia (Reuters) – Morena Vasquez didn’t want to drive that February night last year, but a co-worker at her job cleaning offices near Atlanta needed some keys dropped off.
Catholic cardinal in Washington accused of sex abuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Vatican has asked retired Washington, D.C., Archbishop Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, to cease public ministry after finding he was credibly accused of sexually abusing a teenager almost 50 years ago, the archdiocese and McCarr…
Ohio State University closes sexual assault unit; cites mismanagement
(Reuters) – Ohio State University this week shut down its center dedicated to handling complaints of sexual assault after officials discovered that the service was not properly managing victim reports, school officials said.
House to vote Thursday on immigration legislation: Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, said on Wednesday the House would vote on immigration legislation on Thursday that would end the practice of separating families who cross the U.S. border illega…
