Prodded by Trump, FBI to look into complaint about its 2016 tactics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department agreed on Monday to investigate “any irregularities” in FBI tactics related to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign after Trump questioned whether an FBI informant had been planted into his political orga…
Hawaii lava approaches geothermal power plant
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island flowed towards a geothermal power plant on Monday as workers scrambled to shut it down to prevent the uncontrollable release of toxic gases.
Under pressure from Trump, FBI and Justice agree to expanded Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday agreed to expand its investigation into alleged Russia collusion in the 2016 election to include “any irregularities” in FBI tactics involving Trump’s presidential campaign, a White House spo…
Gunman who killed Indian man in Kansas bar pleads guilty to federal charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Kansas man who shot and killed an Indian software engineer and injured two others in February 2017 pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to hate crime and firearm charges, the Justice Department said.
Deadly acid cloud rises over Hawaii as lava streams into ocean
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Deadly white clouds of acid and fine shards of glass boiled into the sky over Hawaii on Monday as lava from the Kilauea volcano flowed into the ocean, creating a new hazard from a more than two-week eruption.
Pennsylvania sues over troubled Harrisburg incinerator bond deals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration on Monday sued an array of financial, legal and other professional firms over their involvement in a 15-year-old incinerator upgrade project that nearly bankrupted the state capital, …
Companies win big at U.S. top court on worker class-action curbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements already in place for about 25…
Same grief, different outcomes: Texas mulls school safety
(This version of the May 21st story corrects first paragraph to say fourth-deadliest school shooting, not fourth deadly school shooting)
Pennsylvania sues over troubled 2003 Harrisburg incinerator deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration on Monday sued an array of financial, legal and other professional firms over their involvement in a 2003 incinerator upgrade project that nearly bankrupted the state’s capital city, …
Ex-Vanderbilt football player in U.S. rape case gets suspended sentence
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A former Vanderbilt University football player charged in the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student in a university dormitory accepted a plea deal on Monday that allows him to avoid jail while the other three men in the case …
