U.S. Interior Department offers oil leases near Utah’s wilderness monuments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Interior on Tuesday will auction off more than 51,000 acres (21,000 hectares) in southeastern Utah for oil and gas development, over objections from conservationists, who say the move threatens sensitive ar…
Thousands on California coast ordered to leave ahead of possible mudslides
(Reuters) – Authorities on southern California’s Pacific coast ordered thousands of residents to evacuate their homes on Tuesday to avoid possible mudslides caused by rain on hills denuded by wildfires of vegetation.
Package bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility: fire department
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One employee was injured when a package containing nails and shrapnel that was bound for Austin, Texas, exploded at a Texas FedEx facility, the local fire department said.
Missouri set to execute man despite claims of undue suffering
(Reuters) – A condemned killer was due for execution in Missouri on Tuesday as his lawyers sought an 11th-hour reprieve on grounds that a rare but worsening medical condition would cause him undue suffering during the planned lethal injection.
Supreme Court mulls California law on anti-abortion facilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday tackled a dispute over whether a California law requiring Christian-based facilities that counsel pregnant women against abortion to post signs disclosing the availability of state-subsidized abo…
Top court mulls California law on anti-abortion facilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday tackles a dispute over whether a California law requiring Christian-based facilities that counsel pregnant women against abortion to post signs disclosing the availability of state-subsidized abo…
Judge says no decision for at least a month in Kansas voter ID case
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – Lawyers presented closing arguments on Monday in the trial of a legal challenge to a Kansas law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, with opponents calling the statute illegal and supporters deeming it …
Supreme Court upholds Pennsylvania election map in win for Democrats
(Reuters) – In a boost to the Democratic Party’s chances of winning back the U.S. Congress this year, both the U.S. Supreme Court and a Pennsylvania panel of federal judges on Monday rejected Republicans’ efforts to block the state’s new congressional …
Brother of suspected Florida shooter arrested at high school
(Reuters) – The brother of suspected Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz was arrested on Monday afternoon for trespassing at the school where 17 people were shot dead last month, according to the Broward County Sheriff’ Office.
United Airlines image bruised after latest round of PR fiascos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Airlines is struggling to repair its badly bruised public image after the death of a puppy onboard one of its flights reignited public debate about the airline’s customer service failures.
