Teachers in Arizona, Colorado latest to stage walkouts
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona and Colorado teachers walked out of public school classrooms on Thursday to demand better pay and more education funding in protests set to leave students sitting home for at least a day and possibly longer.
EPA chief rejects ethics scandals as lies, distractions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt told lawmakers during a heated congressional hearing on Thursday that allegations of ethical missteps plaguing his tenure are untrue and are intended to derail President Don…
Judge appoints ‘special master’ to review seized Trump lawyer documents
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge ruled on Thursday that an independent official called a special master should be the first to examine documents seized by FBI agents from U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
U.S. judge rules ‘special master’ to review seized Trump lawyer documents
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a court-appointed independent official called a special master should be the first to examine documents seized by FBI agents from U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Mich…
At least five hurt as Wisconsin refinery blast: officials
(Reuters) – An explosion at Husky Energy’s refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, injured at least five people while sending smoke billowing into the sky and shaking a building a mile away, officials at the local fire department and a hospital said on Thursd…
Trump: Cohen handled ‘crazy’ Stormy Daniels deal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump distanced himself from his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Thursday, saying Cohen handled only a fraction of his legal affairs and that he had nothing to do with the criminal investi…
EPA chief Pruitt tells lawmakers ethics charges are distractions, lies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt told lawmakers during a heated congressional hearing on Thursday that allegations of ethical missteps plaguing his tenure are untrue and are intended to derail President Don…
U.S. judge blocks cuts to teen pregnancy prevention grants
(Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from terminating grants issued through a teen pregnancy prevention program, marking the third time in a week that a court has held that the administration’s 2017 decision w…
White House doctor steps back from Trump veterans job after controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s physician Ronny Jackson on Thursday withdrew from consideration to head the Veterans Affairs department after allegations that he had been lax with prescription drugs and drank alcohol on the job.
UC Berkeley must face lawsuit alleging bias against conservative speakers
(Reuters) – A federal judge rejected the University of California at Berkeley’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it discriminated against conservative speakers like Ann Coulter by imposing unreasonable restrictions and fees on their appearances.
