Fifteen confirmed dead in California mudslide, more casualties feared
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rescue crews using helicopters and dogs searched the hills around wealthy Santa Barbara, California, on Wednesday for people trapped or killed by rain-driven mudslides that left at least 15 people dead in the coastal community.
U.S. says Massachusetts cannot sue student loan servicer
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has filed papers arguing Massachusetts’s attorney general cannot pursue claims that one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers undermined a federal debt forgiveness program.
Trump calls U.S. court system ‘unfair’ after DACA ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the federal court system as “broken and unfair” after a judge blocked his administration’s move to end the program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States illegall…
Voter panel made no findings, will destroy data: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial voter fraud panel made no early findings and will not give the Department of Homeland Security any voter data it received, the White House’s top technology official said.
Death toll in California mudslides expected to rise
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The number of those killed by mudslides in California was expected to rise from at least 13 dead but rescue efforts would become easier on Wednesday after the powerful rain storm heads west and skies clear, authorities said.
U.S. Supreme Court considers legality of Ohio voter purging
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the issue of voting rights on Wednesday as the justices hear arguments over whether Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from its registration rolls disenfranchises thousands of people and …
U.S. judge blocks Trump move to end DACA program for immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in San Francisco temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from ending a program shielding young people brought to the United States illegally by their parents from deportati…
California mudslides kill at least 13 in area ravaged by wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mudslides, boulders and tons of debris killed at least 13 people on Tuesday in communities along California’s scenic coastline ravaged by a series of intense wildfires that burned off protective vegetation last month.
Exclusive: Trump’s EPA aims to replace Obama-era climate, water regulations in 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will replace Obama-era carbon and clean water regulations and open up a national debate on climate change in 2018, part of a list of priorities for the year that also includes fighting lea…
Marijuana taxes and a surplus expected to boost California budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown will propose his final state budget on Wednesday, setting out a spending blueprint that last year topped $125 billion and marking the first time the state’s coffers will be bolstered from s…
