Court orders Trump administration to give immigrant teens abortion access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration must allow access to abortion for two pregnant teenagers who are in the country illegally, escalating a high-profile legal fight.
House plan would increase Trump’s disaster aid request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Monday an $81 billion aid package to deal with hurricanes and wildfires, far above President Donald Trump’s $44 billion request.
Dr. Reddy’s resolves U.S. probe over child safety of drug packaging
(Reuters) – Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd will pay $5 million to resolve U.S. claims that the Indian company sold prescription drugs in the United States in packaging that was not tested for child safety, according to court papers filed on Monday.
Passenger train on new route derails in Washington state, killing at least three
DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) – An Amtrak train derailed on Monday during its inaugural run on a faster route from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, sending passenger cars tumbling from a bridge onto a major highway, killing at least three people and injuring mor…
Trump Cabinet officials to visit Puerto Rico to assess recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet are set to visit Puerto Rico on Tuesday to assess the U.S. territory’s rebuilding in the three months since Hurricane Maria devastated homes, businesses and the power grid.
Sarah Palin’s son charged in domestic dispute at parents’ Alaska home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – The elder son of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has been charged with assault and burglary in a violent confrontation with his father in which the two men struggled over a handgun at his parents’ A…
Charlottesville police chief retires after report faults department
(Reuters) – The police chief of Charlottesville, Virginia, announced his retirement on Monday, about two weeks after a report faulted his department and others for failing to protect public safety during a white nationalist rally in August that turned …
U.S. bars drones over nuclear sites for security reasons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it will bar drone flights over seven major U.S. nuclear sites, including Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
Jury convicts ex-Metro Transit police officer of trying to help ISIS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal jury convicted a former police officer of the Metro Transit in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday for attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known…
EPA seeks comment on carbon rule replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a notice that it wants public input for a possible replacement of Obama-era regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that the agency is repealing.
