U.S. Reps urge DOE to jumpstart naval bomb-grade uranium program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Democratic lawmakers urged the U.S. Energy Department to move faster with a research program on converting nuclear reactors in the Navy’s submarines and carriers from bomb-grade uranium to a safer fuel, a letter viewed by Reu…
Exclusive: U.S. immigration raids to target teenaged suspected gang members
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents are planning nationwide raids next week to arrest, among others, teenagers who entered the country without guardians and are suspected gang members, in a widening of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on i…
Kentucky found liable for legal fees over same-sex marriage suit
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – Kentucky must pay the legal fees of lawyers who represented couples denied marriage licenses in 2015 by a county clerk in the state, a federal judge ruled on Friday in a same-sex marriage case that garnered world attention.
Lawsuit says North Carolina bathroom law still harmful
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Transgender people still face discrimination and threats to their safety in North Carolina despite lawmakers replacing a measure that restricted their access to many public bathrooms, advocacy groups said in a new federa…
Guatemala-born mother of four in Connecticut church to avoid deportation
(Reuters) – A single mother of four has taken refuge in a Connecticut church after federal authorities ordered her deported to her native Guatemala as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on unauthorized immigrants in the United States.
U.S. warship crew found likely at fault in June collision: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship’s collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June and had not been paying attention to their surroundings, according to initial findings in an investigation, a U.S….
Tennessee inmates offered less jail time in return for vasectomies
(Reuters) – A judge in Tennessee is offering inmates at a county jail reduced sentences if they agree to undergo a free vasectomy or insertion of a birth-control implant, drawing fire from opponents who say the program violates fundamental constitution…
Trump orders review to strengthen U.S. defense industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday initiating a government-wide review of the U.S. defense industry and suggest changes to strengthen it.
Florida man goes ‘bananas,’ shoots up AT&T trucks outside home: media
(Reuters) – A Florida man “went bananas” when he allegedly fired up to 18 shots into two AT&T Inc trucks because they were parked in front of his driveway, media reports said.
Activists, executives tell Texas Senate to ditch bathroom bill
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Transgender activists and business leaders urged a Texas Senate panel on Friday to scrap legislation that would limit bathroom access for transgender people, saying it was a discriminatory measure that would hurt the state’s e…
