Puerto Rico’s governor presses power utility privatization
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rossello on Monday pressed proposals for privatizing the U.S. commonwealth’s shattered electrical grid as part of its painstaking recovery from devastating September hurricanes.
Panama court evicts Trump management from hotel in bitter spat
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – A Panamanian court on Monday evicted the Trump management team from the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City, in an apparent victory for the hotel’s majority owner, who has fought to regain control of th…
Florida state Senate votes against arming most classroom teachers
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate approved sweeping reforms to the state’s gun law on Monday that raise the minimum purchase age and add a three-day waiting period in response to the deadliest high school shooting in U.S…
U.S. Army says mishandled war dogs, will comply with call for reform
(Reuters) – The U.S. Army confirmed on Monday that it had mishandled retired bomb-sniffing war dogs and said it would comply with recommendations in a Defense Department Inspector General’s report that called for reforms.
Call for more women speakers spurs rival California cyber security conference
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Cyber security professionals from companies including Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc announced on Monday a small alternative to Dell Inc’s [DI.UL] RSA Conference after criticizing the major industry gathering for scheduling jus…
Ex-lawyers for rap’s ‘Suge’ Knight accused of witness bribery
(Reuters) – Two former lawyers for rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight were indicted on charges of conspiracy to bribe potential witnesses in his upcoming murder trial, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Monday.
Trump’s tariff threat may be timed for Pennsylvania U.S. House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has alarmed the Republican establishment and world leaders by threatening tough steel tariffs, a message that might be meant not just to shake the world trade order but to help defend a congressional seat i…
Ex-lawyers for rap’s ‘Suge’ Knight indicted for witness bribery in California
(Reuters) – Two former lawyers for rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight were indicted on charges of conspiracy to bribe potential witnesses in his upcoming murder trial, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Monday.
Fights erupt, 12 arrested ahead of white nationalist’s speech in Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A least a dozen people were arrested on Monday after supporters of Richard Spencer clashed with protesters outside a Michigan college campus where the white nationalist was scheduled to speak.
U.S. judge rejects injunction bid in sanctuary cities fight
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday rejected California’s request for a pretrial injunction to force the federal government to fund a law enforcement grant that has been delayed in a dispute over the state’s so-called sanctuary city polici…
