House Democrats seek probe of FCC chairman’s treatment of Sinclair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. House Democrats on Monday asked the Federal Communications Commission inspector general to probe whether FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was biased in favor of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is seeking approval of a $3.9 billion…
Puerto Rico requests $94.4 billion from U.S. Congress for rebuilding
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello on Monday requested $94.4 billion from Congress to rebuild the island’s infrastructure, housing, schools and hospitals devastated by Hurricane Maria.
First U.S. trial opens in FIFA corruption probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers defending three former soccer officials at trial on U.S. corruption charges strove to distance their clients from a scandal that has engulfed the sport as they delivered opening statements to jurors on Monday.
U.S. appeals court sides with blind voters in Ohio
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit claiming that Ohio’s paper-ballot absentee voter system discriminates against blind people by preventing them from voting anonymously, and forcing them to get help from people with sight.
U.S. top court to hear fight over California pregnancy center law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a California law requiring private facilities that counsel pregnant women against abortion to post signs telling clients how to get state-funded abortions and contraceptiv…
U.S. hate crimes rise for second straight year: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of hate crimes committed in the United States rose in 2016 for the second consecutive year, with African-Americans, Jews and Muslims targeted in many of the incidents, the FBI said on Monday in an annual report.
U.S. court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the Uni…
Senator Rand Paul returns to work after being tackled while mowing lawn
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky said he returned to work on Monday, more than a week after he suffered six broken ribs when tackled by a neighbor while mowing his lawn.
Russia’s RT America registers as ‘foreign agent’ in USA: editor
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – RT America, the U.S. arm of the Kremlin-backed TV station RT, has registered with the U.S. Department of Justice as a “foreign agent” in the United States, the outlet’s editor in chief said on Monday.
U.S. court allows part of Trump travel ban to go into effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let part of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go into effect, ruling that the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries if they have no connections…
