U.S. Supreme Court halts execution of Alabama man for 1985 murder
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court halted the planned execution on Thursday of an Alabama man convicted of murdering a police officer in 1985 after attorneys petitioned to spare the man’s life, arguing that he had suffered several strokes that left him…
Trump offers ‘Dreamers’ a path to citizenship, insists on other immigration curbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to support legislation that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million “Dreamers,” young immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, senior White House officia…
EPA reverses policy on ‘major sources’ of pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it was withdrawing a provision of the Clean Air Act that requires a major source of pollution like a power plant to always be treated as a major source, even if it makes c…
Shooter in custody, two others sought after Colorado deputy killed
DENVER (Reuters) – A man who police believe shot and killed a deputy sheriff near Denver was in custody on Thursday while authorities sought two other men for questioning about what led up to the incident, officials said.
Alabama execution delayed as court ponders reprieve
(Reuters) – The execution of an Alabama man convicted of murdering a police officer in 1985 was temporarily halted on Thursday after attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to spare the man’s life because he had several strokes that left him unable to r…
Senator asks Interior chief to shield parts of Alaska from offshore drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alaska’s Republican senator said on Thursday she will ask Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to remove certain sensitive offshore areas of Alaska from his proposed strategy to increase oil and gas drilling in federal waters.
U.S. senator from Hawaii says states should not send missile alerts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said on Thursday that state and local governments should be prohibited from sending missile alerts like the errant warning that stirred hysteria across his state earlier this month.
Trump rolls out plan for path to citizenship for 1.8 million ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to sign on to a plan that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million “Dreamers,” young immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, senior White House officials sa…
Illinois judge denies transgender student unrestricted locker room access
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois judge on Thursday denied a Chicago-area transgender student’s demand to use the girls’ locker room at a local high school without being restricted to a private changing area inside the locker room.
Trump plan to offer citizenship to 1.8 million illegal immigrants: senior officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to sign on to a plan that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million “Dreamers,” who were brought illegally to the United States as children, senior White House officials said…
