Three teenagers denied bail in Mississippi boy’s shooting death
(Reuters) – Three Mississippi teenagers charged in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy killed last week after his mother’s car was stolen from a grocery store parking lot were denied bail on Monday, local media reported.
Mississippi lawmaker ‘sorry’ he urged lynching for statue removal
(Reuters) – A Mississippi state lawmaker who called for the lynching of Louisiana officials for removing pro-slavery era monuments apologized on Monday after his comments sparked a firestorm of criticism.
Texas House passes ‘bathroom bill’ targeting public schools
(This version of the May 22 story was corrected to clarify details of the bill in paragraph four to show that it requires schools to provide alternative facilities)
U.S. to release grant funds for California rail project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday it will release grant funds for a project to electrify a northern California commuter rail system.
Scandal-plagued Fox News hit with more lawsuits in U.S. court
(Reuters) – Fox News was hit with new sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits on Monday, adding to the catalog of complaints that has rattled the U.S. cable news network and its corporate parent 21st Century Fox Inc .
Father of tourist killed in NYC attack: ‘She loved Times Square’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A framed tribute from the father of an 18-year-old Michigan woman killed last week in New York’s Times Square appeared on Monday morning near the spot where a driver intentionally hit her, circled by a rain-soaked mound of flowers …
Alcoholics Anonymous sues to recover original manuscript
(Reuters) – The original manuscript that became the basis for Alcoholics Anonymous is the subject of a new lawsuit by the organization, which wants to reclaim it before it can be auctioned next month.
New England prep school: 13 past staffers engaged in sexual misconduct
BOSTON (Reuters) – An elite New Hampshire prep school acknowledged on Monday that 13 former members of its staff engaged in sexual misconduct with students in incidents dating back decades, following an independent review by a Boston law firm.
U.S. extends ‘temporary protected status’ to Haitians until January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow more than 50,000 victims of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake to remain in the United States with work authorizations until January 2018, department officials told reporters on Monday.
Trump seeks to slash $3.6 trillion of spending in austere budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump asked lawmakers on Tuesday to cut $3.6 trillion in government spending over the next decade, taking aim at healthcare and food assistance programs for the poor in an austere budget that also boosts the…
