Trailers could house those displaced by fires in California wine country
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Residents of Northern California’s wine country left homeless by the state’s deadliest-ever wildfires could be temporarily housed in federal government trailers, officials said on Wednesday, as the death toll from the blazes ros…
Suspect in Maryland shooting that killed three arrested in Delaware
(Reuters) – An employee of a Maryland kitchen countertop company suspected of fatally shooting three co-workers and critically wounding two others on Wednesday was arrested in neighboring Delaware, a Maryland county sheriff said.
Settlement proposed in North Carolina transgender bathroom lawsuit
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Transgender people would be allowed to use public restrooms in North Carolina that match their gender identity under a settlement agreement filed on Wednesday that aims to resolve the federal lawsuit over the state’s wid…
Suspect in Maryland shooting that killed 3 arrested in Delaware
(Reuters) – An employee of a Maryland kitchen countertop company suspected of fatally shooting three co-workers and critically wounding two others on Wednesday was arrested in neighboring Delaware, a Maryland county sheriff said.
White House says Trump’s check to military family has been sent
That was the message from the White House on Wednesday after the father of a slain U.S. Army sergeant said a generous offer from President Donald Trump had not materialized.
Death toll rises to 42 in California wildfires
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The death toll from more than a dozen major wildfires still burning across Northern California’s celebrated wine country rose to 42 on Wednesday, after search and rescue teams picking through burned out neighborhoods found anoth…
Proposed settlement reached in North Carolina’s transgender bathroom lawsuit
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Transgender people would be allowed to use public restrooms in North Carolina that match their gender identity under a settlement agreement filed on Wednesday that aims to resolve the federal lawsuit over the state’s wid…
Kentucky officials propose plan to save ailing pensions
(Reuters) – Kentucky’s governor and legislative leaders on Wednesday unveiled a plan they said will rescue the state’s pension funds from becoming insolvent without breaking retirement promises made to public-sector workers.
Trump and NFL at odds on how to get players to stand for anthem
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls to punish players who kneel for the national anthem to protest racism but said on Wednesday players “should” stand and it hopes the demonstrations will stop….
ACLU, North Carolina governor reach agreement in transgender bathroom lawsuit
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Transgender people would be allowed to use public restrooms in North Carolina that match their gender identity under a settlement agreement filed on Wednesday that aims to resolve the federal lawsuit over the state’s wid…
