Nebraska to decide fate of controversial Keystone XL pipeline
LINCOLN, Nebraska/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nebraska regulators will announce their decision on Monday on whether to approve TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL pipeline route through the state, the last big hurdle for the long-delayed project.
Mass killer, cult leader Charles Manson dies at 83
(Reuters) – Charles Manson, the wild-eyed cult leader who orchestrated a string of gruesome killings in Southern California by his “family” of young followers, shattering the peace-and-love ethos of the late 1960s, died on Sunday, prison officials said…
Murderous cult leader Charles Manson dies at 83: officials
(Reuters) – Charles Manson, the U.S. cult leader who orchestrated a string of gruesome killings in Southern California by his “family” of young followers in the late 1960s, has died, according to prison officials. He was 83.
Pennsylvania police in manhunt for suspect in killing of officer
(Reuters) – Authorities were searching on Sunday for a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania police officer during a traffic stop, and raised the reward to $43,500 while asking for tips in the case.
Former New York state official sued over alleged sex harassment
(Reuters) – A former New York state employee has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was sexually harassed by a onetime political appointee of Governor Andrew Cuomo, part of a wave of such accusations leveled in recent weeks against public figures.
Trump says he should have left UCLA players in jail in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday upbraided the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players who had been detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting, tweeting he “should have left them in jail!”
Trump open to dropping healthcare provision in Senate tax bill: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would not insist on including repeal of an Obama-era health insurance mandate in a bill intended to enact the biggest overhaul of the tax code since the 1980s, a senior White House aide said on Sunday….
New Orleans’s first female mayor to lead city during its 300th anniversary
(Reuters) – A New Orleans City Council member who launched a political career after helping her neighborhood recover from Hurricane Katrina was elected as the city’s first female mayor this weekend in a runoff that pitted her against another woman.
White House OK with removing Obamacare mandate repeal from Senate tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would not object to removing a provision in a Senate Republican tax plan that would repeal the Obamacare mandate if it “becomes an impediment,” White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday….
Bangladesh arrests militant suspect in U.S. blogger killing
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police said on Sunday they had arrested a suspected leader of an Islamist group wanted in connection with the death in 2015 a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism.
