Deadly California cliff car wreck possibly intentional: police
(Reuters) – A sports utility vehicle carrying a large, multiracial family from Washington state drove straight off a scenic cliff on the California coast last week, killing at least six people in what appears to have been an intentional crash, police s…
Oklahoma, Kentucky teachers shut schools over pay, pensions
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers walked off the job on Monday, closing schools statewide and surrounding the Capitol to demand pay raises and more funding for a school system reeling from a decade of budget cuts.
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 “immediately” pass legislation to secure the U.S. border with Mexic…
High risk of ammunition, explosives vanishing at U.S. agency: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The agency that regulates guns and explosives in the United States and also fights firearm-related crime, does not have an accurate count of bullets, chemical weapons and other devices it possesses, an internal watchdog’s report …
Oklahoma, Kentucky teachers walk off job over pay, shut schools
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers walked off the job on Monday, closing schools statewide, as they became the latest U.S. educators to demand pay raises and more funding for a school system reeling from a decade of budget cuts.
Supreme Court backs Arizona policeman accused of excessive force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with an Arizona police officer in a case testing the constitutional limits for the use of force, throwing out a lawsuit brought against him by a woman he shot four times in her driveway whil…
‘Affluenza’ Texan, who killed 4 driving drunk, released from jail
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texan who was dubbed the “affluenza teen” was released from jail on Monday after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk and later fleeing to Mexico with his mother, law enforcement officials…
Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion activists’ undercover video cases
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to win the release of videos they surreptitiously recorded at meetings of abortion providers.
Trump calls for Congress to pass border legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump renewed calls for Congress to pass immigration legislation on Monday, one day after saying he would not consider a deal to protect young immigrants.
Oklahoma teachers walk off job over pay, shut schools statewide
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers walked off the job on Monday, closing schools statewide as they demanded salary rises for some of the lowest-paid educators in the United States and more funds for a school system reeling from a decade of bud…
