Lockheed Martin wins $481 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $481 million U.S. defense contract in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Fight breaks out ahead of Michigan speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer
EAST LANSING, Mich (Reuters) – At least half a dozen people were arrested on Monday after supporters of Richard Spencer clashed with protesters outside a Michigan college campus where the avowed white nationalist was scheduled to speak.
New York’s Utica College still on lockdown after threats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Students at Utica College were ordered to shelter in place on Monday after the upstate New York school received threats from someone armed with a weapon, but there were no gunshots and no suspect was found, school and police offici…
Workers remove Trump name from Panama hotel in property dispute
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Workers on Monday removed the Trump name from the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City, after the Trump Organization appeared to lose control of administration of the property in a bitter commercial disp…
U.S. charges New York-based company for allegedly targeting foreigners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said it had charged a New York-based company for a scheme illegally soliciting foreign nationals interested in living in the United States through a federal government investment p…
Arkansas becomes third U.S. state to add Medicaid work requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Arkansas on Monday became the third U.S. state to require that Medicaid recipients work or participate in employment activities as a condition of receiving health insurance as the Trump administration continues to approve state r…
U.S. top court turns away dispute involving Iran’s Bank Melli
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Iranian government-owned Bank Melli’s appeal of a lower court ruling that allowed victims of militant attacks allegedly backed by Iran to seek millions of dollars in compensati…
Man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar arrested
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s best actress Oscar from an official after-party has been arrested, Los Angeles police said on Monday.
Florida lawmakers to vote on gun laws, arming teachers
(Reuters) – Florida’s Senate will vote on Monday on some gun-related measures in response to last month’s deadly school shooting, including a proposal to train and arm teachers, but lawmakers have rejected a call by some students to ban assault weapons…
New York state’s Utica College on lockdown from ‘real, credible threat’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Utica College in upstate New York ordered students to shelter in place on Monday because of a “real, credible threat,” the college said on Twitter without giving more details.
