Chicago to sue Trump administration over sanctuary city funding threat
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chicago will sue the Trump administration on Monday over threats to withhold public safety grant money from so-called sanctuary cities, escalating a pushback against a federal immigration crackdown, Mayor Rahm Emanuel annou…
Toxic waste from U.S. pot farms alarms experts
WEAVERVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) – Pollution from illegal marijuana farms deep in California’s national forests is far worse than previously thought, and has turned thousands of acres into waste dumps so toxic that simply touching plants has landed law en…
Two Baltimore murders break 72-hour anti-violence ‘ceasefire’
(Reuters) – A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in Baltimore late on Saturday, police said, in the second murder since activists called for a 72-hour “ceasefire” this weekend in response to the city’s record homicide rate.
Trump eyes top policy aide for communications director role: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House may appoint a senior policy adviser with hardline views on immigration, who recently sparred with reporters in a televised briefing, as its new communications director, a senior administration official said on Sat…
Fox News host Bolling suspended after sexting allegations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fox News on Saturday suspended host Eric Bolling following a media report that he sent sexually inappropriate text messages to colleagues, marking the third high-profile harassment case to rock the conservative, highly rated cable …
Former Texas governor Mark White, education reformer, dead at 77
(Reuters) – Former Texas Governor Mark White, a Democrat known as an education reformer for signing a “no pass, no play” bill requiring student athletes to succeed academically, died on Saturday at age 77, current Texas Governor Greg Abbott said.
FBI takes over probe of bombing of Minnesota mosque
(Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday took over the investigation of an early-morning bombing of a mosque outside Minneapolis that caused no injuries.
‘Step’ becomes the voice of black Baltimore teens facing adversity
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A group of black teenage girls stomp, clap and shout in unison in step dance routines, channeling their anger, frustration and hopes into powerful performances in a new documentary “Step,” out in U.S. theaters this week.
As shootings soar, Chicago police use technology to predict crime
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In a control room at a police headquarters on Chicago’s South Side, officers scan digital maps on big screens to see where a computer algorithm predicts crime will happen next.
Nissan Mississippi workers vote heavily against unionization
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – Workers at Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s plant in Canton, Mississippi, voted nearly two to one against union representation, the company and the United Auto Workers (UAW) said late on Friday.
