Trump to shrink Utah national monuments in bid to boost drilling, mining
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will shrink the size of two national monuments in Utah, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah said on Friday, a change that will open parts of them to drilling and mining but which Democrats, environmental groups …
U.S. judge extends deadline for bank records of firm behind Trump dossier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has given an unnamed bank more time to respond to a congressional subpoena for financial records of the Washington research firm that hired a former British spy to compile a dossier on presidential candidate Donal…
Divided U.S. court upholds gun seizure in ‘parking while black’ case
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a man found with an illegal gun while sitting in a car parked too close to a Milwaukee crosswalk, prompting the dissenting judges to accuse the majority of letting police im…
Tiny Montana firm’s Puerto Rico power deal draws added scrutiny
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal emergency officials raised “significant concerns” on Friday about a $300 million contract between Puerto Rico’s storm-hit power utility and a tiny Montana firm, as Democratic lawmakers stepped up calls for an inv…
Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years prison over Islamic State support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn man was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State.
U.S. women gather in Detroit to build on anti-Trump Women’s March
DETROIT (Reuters) – Thousands of women who marched to protest Republican President Donald Trump’s inauguration gathered in Detroit on Friday to organize around issues like the viral “Me Too” movement exposing the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and …
Trump to shrink two Utah national monuments, senator says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will shrink the size of two national monuments in Utah, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah said on Friday, opening more land to drilling and mining over objections by Native Americans living nearby.
In pro-Trump Ohio county, opioid announcement disappoints
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Doug Corcoran is in the trenches every day in the fight against the opioid crisis in the rural Ohio county he helps oversee.
Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving in Florida
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – Tiger Woods on Friday pleaded guilty in a Florida court to reckless driving and entered a program for first-time offenders, avoiding a conviction on the charge of driving under the influence (DUI) last spring.
FEMA, U.S. lawmakers cite concerns over firm’s Puerto Rico deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Questions over a multi-million dollar contract between Puerto Rico’s power utility and a small Montana firm to repair storm damage grew on Friday as federal emergency officials raised “significant concerns” about the deal and De…
