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.
Some U.S. truckers ask Trump to tap brakes on electronic logs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Many independent U.S. truckers are pushing President Donald Trump to back his anti-regulatory rhetoric by delaying an Obama-era rule requiring electronic monitors in trucks, a measure some drivers fear could put them out of busin…
Google beats class action sex bias claims, for now
(Reuters) – A California state judge has dismissed class action claims accusing Alphabet Inc’s Google of paying female employees less than men and giving them fewer opportunities for promotions.
U.S. Air Force unveils criminal reporting reforms in wake of Texas shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is toughening its rules for reporting criminal records to the government’s gun owner background check database, after a man convicted of assault while in the service was able to purchase guns and later shot and…
Attorney general calls for expedient review of immigration cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on Wednesday calling on the Justice Department’s Executive Office for immigration Review to take steps to expedite its adjudication of immigration cases.
