‘Teachers’ Spring’ forcing lawmakers to find money for schools
(Reuters) – It has been called the “Teachers’ Spring” in the United States, with educators from five states staging an unprecedented wave of protests demanding increases in pay and school budgets.
Arizona teachers vow to keep striking as lawmakers negotiate
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona teachers vowed to continue their walkout over salaries and school funding on Tuesday as lawmakers considered a proposal advanced by the governor and legislative leaders for ending the latest in a string of statewide protests…
Central American ‘caravan’ women and children enter U.S., defying Trump
SAN YSIDRO PORT OF ENTRY (Reuters) – Hopes rose on Tuesday among a caravan of migrants who traveled from Central America to seek asylum in the United States after U.S. border authorities allowed the first small group of women and children entry from Me…
Father of Parkland shooting victim files wrongful death lawsuit
(Reuters) – The father of a student killed during the Parkland, Florida high school mass shooting filed on Monday a wrongful death lawsuit against a former deputy sheriff who he accused of failing in his duty to confront the shooter, calling him a “cow…
Eight women, children from Central American ‘caravan’ first to enter U.S.
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Eight women and children from a Central American caravan entered U.S. territory to seek asylum on Monday, sparking celebrations among companions after a month-long trail across Mexico that led President Donald Trump to deman…
Trump campaign aide Manafort sued by bankruptcy trustee over California property deal
(Reuters) – A bankruptcy trustee has filed a lawsuit against Paul Manafort in California alleging that he falsely claimed he was a creditor owed $2.7 million in a failed real estate deal with his former son-in-law.
First women, children from Central American ‘caravan’ enter U.S. seeking asylum
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Eight women and children from a Central American caravan entered U.S. territory to seek asylum on Monday, after a month-long journey through Mexico that drew President Donald Trump’s wrath.
Kerry Kennedy, Ashley Judd at Milken push for more economic representation for women
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif (Reuters) – Women speakers at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday called for a new push for change in the corporate world and investing now that the #MeToo movement has spread to industries outside of Hollywood.
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to undergo shoulder surgery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will undergo shoulder replacement surgery on Tuesday, two weeks after she broke her left shoulder in a fall at her home in Washington, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
Arizona teachers extend walkout as lawmakers negotiate
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Thousands of red-clad Arizona teachers flocked to the state Capitol in Phoenix for a third day on Monday to press the Republican-controlled legislature for greater education spending as lawmakers opened talks on various state budget…
