Texas failed to educate, monitor disabled students: federal report
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas violated federal law by failing to identify and educate students with disabilities and deliberately working to decrease the number of students enrolled in special education programs, the U.S. Department of Education said…
Accused N.Y. subway bomber pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting an Islamic State-inspired suicide bomb attack on a busy New York City commuter hub in December pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal terrorism charges.
Puerto Rico governor orders probe of discovery of hurricane recovery materials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor has ordered an investigation of materials discovered in a warehouse belonging to the U.S. territory’s electric authority that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said are critical to restoring power following S…
California mudslide’s death toll includes mother, school founder
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Rescue workers on Thursday searched for eight people missing after mudslides that ripped through a coastal Southern California community, as the identities of some of the 17 who died in Tuesday’s disaster began trickli…
Bipartisan Senate group crafts ‘Dreamer’ immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday reached a tentative agreement on legislation to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants from deportation, along with other immigration policy changes, and is attempting to build support …
More layoffs at Indiana factory Trump made deal to keep open
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – More than 200 workers clocked in for their final shifts on Thursday at Carrier Corp. in Indianapolis in the latest round of layoffs at a plant President Donald Trump toured in December 2016 to trumpet a deal to save jobs and pr…
Judge seeking settlement of opioid lawsuits reaches out to states: Ohio
(Reuters) – A federal judge pushing for a quick settlement of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors by U.S. cities and counties is seeking to meet with states that are separately suing and probing the companies, Ohio’s attorney general…
Trump expects medical exam to go well Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects a medical examination he is to undergo on Friday will go well and that he would be surprised if it did not.
Missouri legislators seek probe of governor over affair
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens said he had an extramarital affair with a woman before his election in November 2016 but denied a local television report that he tried to blackmail her to keep their relationship a secret.
U.S. service member in Afghanistan wounded in possible insider attack
KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military in Afghanistan is investigating an incident in the eastern province of Nangarhar in which one of its forces was wounded in an apparent insider attack by members of a pro-government militia.
