Texas gives Houston $50 million for Hurricane Harvey costs
(Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday gave $50 million to Houston to help cover costs related to Hurricane Harvey, a move the mayor said will allow the city to avoid a temporary property tax hike that was up for a city council vote in Octobe…
U.S. civil liberties group to challenge Trump’s new travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday launched the first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s new restrictions on people entering the United States from eight countries.
Port Authority must face officers’ illegal search lawsuit: NY judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey must face a lawsuit over claims it illegally searched its police officers’ personal cellphones to uncover evidence of misconduct at a 2014 party, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on F…
Georgia police capture man suspected of killing officer
(Reuters) – Georgia police captured a man suspected of killing one officer and wounding another several hours after the shootings in the northwestern part of the state on Friday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
Mayor of stricken San Juan blasts U.S. official over ‘good news’ comment
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The mayor of the capital of Puerto Rico hit back on Friday at the comments of a top U.S. official who said federal efforts to help the territory recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria is “a good news story.”
Rich would benefit most from Trump tax cut plan: policy group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The wealthiest Americans would benefit the most from President Donald Trump’s proposed tax cuts while many upper middle-income people would face higher taxes, independent experts said on Friday in the first detailed analysis of t…
NSA says it would need to scale down spying program ahead of expiration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency would need to begin winding down what it considers its most valuable intelligence program before its expiration at year-end if the U.S. Congress leaves its reauthorization in limbo, the agency’s …
Ex-N.Y. brokerage executive avoids prison for pension bribe scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former managing director at broker-dealer Sterne Agee was sentenced on Friday to six months’ home confinement after she pleaded guilty to bribing a former portfolio manager at New York state’s retirement fund in exchange for tens of millions of dollars’ worth of business.
Mayor of stricken San Juan rips U.S. official over ‘good news’ comment
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The mayor of the capital of Puerto Rico hit back on Friday at the comments of a top U.S. official who said federal efforts to help the territory recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria is “a good news story.”
Michigan mom says she could be jailed for refusing to vaccinate son: media
(Reuters) – A Detroit mother must vaccinate her 9-year-old son by next week under a judge’s order or she could go to jail, according to media reports.
