Emergency declared as wildfires rage near Los Angeles; thousands flee
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (Reuters) – Thousands of Californians north and west of Los Angeles fled their homes as two out-of-control wildfires spread rapidly overnight, fueled by strong desert winds that hampered firefighters, officials said on Tuesday.
Fugitive Kentucky lawyer in $550 million fraud deported from Honduras
(Reuters) – A fugitive Kentucky lawyer who called himself “Mr. Social Security” was deported from Honduras on Tuesday where he had fled after pleading guilty in a $550 million disability fraud scheme, U.S. authorities said.
U.S. Justice Department, ATF to decide if bump stocks are prohibited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said on Tuesday they are considering a possible ban on certain bump stocks, used in Las Vegas in October in the deadliest mass shooting in mo…
Interior Dept. recommends changes to boundaries of six U.S. national monuments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended that President Donald Trump change the boundaries of six national monuments designated by past administrations, according to a copy of the recommendations seen by Reuters.
Trump, Obama dominate Twitter year, but chicken nuggets prevail
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump continued to dominate Twitter in 2017 even though former President Barack Obama’s tweets were more liked and both were blown away by one man’s quest for free chicken nuggets.
Pizza Hut delivery in Phoenix: ‘Would you like beer with that?’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pizza Hut on Tuesday began offering beer delivery in a downtown Phoenix restaurant as part of a larger test aimed at setting the chain apart from stronger rivals such as Domino’s Pizza Inc.
U.S. deportations down in 2017 but immigration arrests up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government deported fewer illegal immigrants in 2017 than it did last year, even as it arrested far more people suspected of being in the United States illegally, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics …
Honduras deports to Kentucky lawyer sought in $550 mln fraud
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (Reuters) – Honduras on Tuesday deported to the United States a Kentucky attorney who had pleaded guilty to charges over his role in a more than $550 million disability fraud scheme, months after he fled U.S. law enforcement, an o…
Pivotal Justice Kennedy poses tough questions in gay wedding case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared sharply divided in the closely watched case of a Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, with pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy voicing concerns about end…
Wildfires near Los Angeles force thousands to evacuate; one dead
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (Reuters) – Two wind-fueled wildfires north and west of Los Angeles have caused at least one death, forced the evacuations of thousands of people and triggered widespread power outages, officials said on Tuesday.
