U.S. agency criticizes Hawaii over missile false alarm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday faulted Hawaii’s handling of a false alert of a missile attack in January, saying the employee who issued the warning mistook a test drill for an actual attack.
As U.S. immigration debate rages, ‘Dreamers’ await their fate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders discuss the fate of some 700,000 immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, the young people whose lives hang in the balance fret about their future.
Texas set to execute man for murdering ex-girlfriend while on parole
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans on Tuesday to execute a Dallas man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999 while he was out on parole after serving prison time for killing his wife in 1986.
CIA director expects Russia will try to target U.S. mid-term elections
LONDON (Reuters) – CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Russia will target U.S. mid-term elections later this year as part of the Kremlin’s attempt to influence domestic politics across the West, and warned the world had to do more to push back against Chines…
Coal firms plead to courts, Trump for West Coast export terminals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The ailing U.S. coal industry is ramping up its political and legal offensive to win approval for West Coast export terminals that could provide a lifeline to lucrative Asia markets.
Trump campaign website offers to flash donors’ names during speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign will offer donors a chance to see their name flashed on the livestream of his first State of the Union address, according to a solicitation on his campaign website on Monday.
Cleveland Indians to drop ‘Chief Wahoo’ logo criticized as racist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians will remove the grinning “Chief Wahoo” logo from their uniforms beginning in the 2019 season, the baseball team said on Monday, in a bow to critics who have long assailed the image as a racist Native American …
U.S. to resume refugee admissions from 11 ‘high-risk’ countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will resume admissions for refugees from 11 countries identified as presenting a high security risk, but with extra vetting for these mostly Middle Eastern and African nations, senior U.S. officials said on Mond…
Judge halts Texas law requiring burial or cremation of fetal tissue
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday placed a temporary halt on a Texas law requiring abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation, saying the state has not shown how the measure has a public health p…
‘Jackpotting’ hackers steal over $1 million from ATMs across U.S.: Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coordinated group of hackers likely tied to international criminal syndicates has pilfered more than $1 million by hijacking ATM machines across the United States and forcing them to spit out bills like slot machines dispensing…
