Oklahoma teachers vow to stage second day of walkouts
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of Oklahoma school teachers, including those in the state’s two biggest cities, were expected to return to picket lines on Tuesday for the second day of strikes demanding state lawmakers do more to shore up public ed…
Dash-cam footage released of Sacramento protester hit by patrol car
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dashboard-camera footage of a patrol car striking a Sacramento, California, demonstrator during a march over the shooting of a young black man was released on Monday, and the sheriff said it was not clear from the images if the …
Justice Department seeks role in opioid settlement talks
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought court permission to participate in settlement negotiations aimed at resolving lawsuits by state and local governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Arkansas judge rules six farmers can spray controversial chemical
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Arkansas judge has ruled that six farmers in the state this summer can spray a weed killer made by Monsanto Co and BASF SE that was blamed for hurting millions of acres of U.S. crops last year.
Puerto Rico governor slams congressman over ‘dictatorial’ letter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday fiercely defended his administration’s right to help steer the insolvent, storm-ravaged island out of bankruptcy after a U.S. congressman said the process should be led by the island’s creditors and…
Trump declares DACA ‘dead,’ urges Congress to act on border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump declared as “dead” on Monday a program that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children and pressed Congress to pass legislation to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.
Justice Department seeks roles in opioid settlement talks
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought court permission to participate in settlement negotiations aimed at resolving lawsuits by state and local governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Chinese woman admits to cheating on U.S. college admission exam
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Chinese woman pleaded guilty on Monday to cheating on a college entrance exam, becoming the latest person to admit wrongdoing amid U.S. probes into international students who use imposters to gain admission to American universities…
Oklahoma, Kentucky teachers skip school as frustration boils over
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – School teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky walked off the job on Monday to protest cuts in pay, pensions and benefits, as discontent over years of sluggish spending on public education spilled over in two more U.S. states and th…
U.S. sues California over law trying to curb federal land sales
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department sued California over a state law that aims to stop the Trump administration from selling or transferring federal lands to private corporations, hitting the state with yet another legal ch…
