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…
Central Americans from ‘caravan’ stuck at U.S. border, Pence says to be processed
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Up to 50 Central American asylum seekers from a “caravan” looked set to spend a second night trapped at a check point between the United States and Mexico on Monday, even though Vice President Mike Pence vowed they would be …
New Jersey man gets 10 years for plotting to support Islamic State
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to traveling to Jordan to join Islamic State and plotting attacks on behalf of militant groups, federal prosecutors announced.
Canada wants U.S. cooperation in turning back asylum seekers
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada wants to change a bilateral agreement to allow it to turn back thousands of asylum seekers walking across the border but the United States is not cooperating, according to a Canadian official with knowledge of the discussions…
Doctor convicted in U.S. of obstructing Warner Chilcott kickback probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts doctor was convicted on Monday of obstructing an investigation into kickbacks paid by the drugmaker Warner Chilcott and of wrongly giving one of its sales representatives access to her patients’ information.
U.S. 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 mob lawmakers in third day of walkout
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona teachers carried their walkout over school funding and pay into a third day on Monday as a national union leader backed the latest in a string of national educator protests and allies proposed a $690 million tax hike to pay …
Stormy Daniels sues Donald Trump for defamation over ‘con job’ tweet
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Adult film actress Stormy Daniels on Monday sued U.S. President Donald Trump for defamation, saying he lied by tweeting that her claim of being threatened if she discussed an alleged sexual encounter with him was a “total con job.”…
Central American migrants from Mexico ‘caravan’ camp out on U.S. border
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – About 150 Central Americans from a “caravan” of migrants in Mexico were camped out early on Monday at the U.S. border, some trapped inside a port of entry between the two countries, as officials barred them from stepping foo…
Donald Trump sued for defamation by adult film star Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The adult film actress Stormy Daniels on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of defamation for a tweet suggesting she made up an incident where she said she was warned not to discuss an alleged sexual encoun…
