Evacuation order lifted as wildfire threatens California homes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An evacuation order was lifted on Monday at the edge of a national forest in Southern California, after a wildfire threatening dozens of homes in the path of the flames.
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to gun charges in Holland Tunnel case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man arrested last June on the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel with an arsenal of guns in his truck pleaded guilty to two weapons-related charges in a deal with prosecutors, his attorney said on Monday.
Trump administration reaches deal with Texas counties on immigration
GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities signed deals on Monday with 18 of Texas’ 254 counties to expand a program that allows jailers at local sheriffs’ offices to cooperate with federal authorities in immigration enforcement.
President Trump to travel to promote tax overhaul legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, who has been criticized for not doing enough to help pass health care legislation, will do more traveling to try to drum up support for tax legislation, a senior White House aide said on Monday.
Trump fires communications director Scaramucci in new White House upheaval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ousted recently hired White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci on Monday over an obscene tirade, sources familiar with the decision said, in the latest staff upheaval for the six-month-old a…
Judge rules ex-Arizona sheriff Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Former Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who gained national prominence for his tough stance against illegal immigration, was found guilty on Monday of criminal contempt for violating the terms of a 2011 court order in a racial profiling c…
Paris 2024 Olympics nearly assured as Los Angeles agrees to 2028 Games
LOS ANGELES/ PARIS (Reuters) – Paris moved within a hair’s breadth on Monday of formally being chosen to host the 2024 Summer Olympics after rival candidate city Los Angeles agreed to accept the consolation prize of the 2028 Games in a rare two-way con…
U.S. medic awarded Medal of Honor for Vietnam War heroism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 71-year-old former Army medic from Michigan who saved wounded comrades under fire during the Vietnam War was given the highest U.S. military award by President Donald Trump in a White House ceremony on Monday.
Utilities ditch reactors that launched U.S. nuclear renaissance
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina utilities said on Monday they are abandoning two unfinished reactors that were once hailed as the start of a U.S. nuclear power renaissance before they were dogged by billions of dollars in cost overruns.
Tropical Storm Emily weakens as it reaches Florida Gulf Coast
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Emily dumped heavy rain over much of Florida on Monday but was expected to weaken after making a morning landfall on the state’s west coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
