U.S. Navy to relieve admiral of command after collisions: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to remove from duty the commander of the fleet that has suffered four recent collisions in Asia and the deaths of a number of sailors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials.
Bundy followers found not guilty at Nevada trial: newspaper
(Reuters) – A federal jury in Las Vegas on Tuesday returned verdicts of not guilty for four men accused of numerous charges for acting as gunmen in a 2014 standoff led by renegade rancher Cliven Bundy against federal authorities, a newspaper reported.
Justice Department seeks to scale back scope of warrant on anti-Trump site
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is scaling back its request to obtain a broad swath of data in connection with an anti-Trump website, after critics accused the department of trampling the free speech rights of political dissidents.
Number of charter schools, students in U.S. rises: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of children attending charter schools in the United States hit a record of about 6 percent of all students in public schools, according to a federal education report released on Tuesday.
Trump hints at pardon for former Arizona Sheriff Arpaio
PHOENIX (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on Tuesday that he would issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, a controversial former sheriff convicted last month of criminal contempt in a racial profiling case.
Village Voice to end print edition after nearly 62 years
(Reuters) – The Village Voice, the alternative weekly newspaper co-founded by Norman Mailer and known for its culture coverage and investigative reporting, said on Tuesday it will end its print version and continue as an online-only publication.
After solar eclipse, Americans’ eyes seem mostly none the worse
(Reuters) – Eye doctors who had braced themselves for at least a few patients after a dazzling solar eclipse swept the United States cautiously exhaled on Tuesday, with some hospitals reporting zero cases of damaged vision so far.
Missouri governor halts execution to examine questions over DNA
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens halted the execution of a man scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday for killing a woman during a burglary after his attorneys argued that recent DNA evidence showed he is innocent.
Bond sale to pay overdue bills may aid Illinois’ credit rating: S&P
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The sale of up to $6 billion of bonds by Illinois to shrink its enormous unpaid bill backlog, an action the governor has yet to take, could protect the state from a credit rating downgrade to junk, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday.
George and Amal Clooney give $1 million to combat U.S. hate groups
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor George Clooney and his humanitarian lawyer wife, Amal Clooney, have donated $1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a U.S. non-profit that monitors extremists and domestic hate groups, in response to protests in Cha…
