Lawsuit sets stage for long legal battle over U.S. consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for Leandra English, the deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), on Wednesday filed fresh paperwork challenging President Donald Trump and his pick to lead the consumer watchdog.
U.S. reviews rule removing protections for Yellowstone grizzlies
PINEDALE, Wyo. (Reuters) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing a decision to strip some grizzly bears of federal protections after a court ruling found flaws with a formula used to delist Great Lakes wolves, officials said on Wednesday.
Ex-South Carolina cop could soon learn fate for motorist’s shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man fleeing a 2015 traffic stop in South Carolina could learn as soon as Thursday whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison for violating the mot…
Wildfire burns homes, winery in L.A.’s posh Bel-Air neighborhood
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wind-whipped wildfire raged on Wednesday into a wealthy Southern California neighborhood, destroying at least six homes, threatening hundreds more and scorching a building at a winery owned by billionaire media mogul Rupert Mu…
Bill letting people bring concealed guns across state lines passes U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People would be able to bring legal, concealed guns into any U.S. state under legislation the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday that would also bolster the national background check system and require a study of the …
Gay man to run against Kentucky clerk who denied him marriage license
(Reuters) – A gay man who was denied a marriage license in Kentucky two years ago by a county clerk who refused to issue licenses for same-sex marriages will run to unseat her next year, he said on Wednesday.
Florida man sentenced to 15 years in prison for vandalizing mosque
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A man who vandalized a Florida mosque in January 2016 and left a raw slab of bacon on its doorstep was sentenced to 15 years in prison on a hate crime conviction, a state attorney’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Son seeks stiff penalty for South Carolina policeman who killed his father
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The son of a black South Carolina motorist killed by a white police officer as he fled a 2015 traffic stop asked a federal judge on Wednesday to sentence the former patrolman to life in prison for the death of his father.
U.S. attorney general calls for efficient review of immigration cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday called on the nation’s immigration courts to decide cases more efficiently, amid a burgeoning backlog that is hampering the Trump administration’s efforts to deport more illegal im…
California fires force evacuation in exclusive L.A. area
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern California wildfires raged into an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood on Wednesday, forcing evacuations, threatening multibillion-dollar homes and temporarily shutting a major highway.
