Two lawsuits challenge Trump transgender military service ban
(Reuters) – Civil rights groups filed two new lawsuits on Monday challenging President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military.
U.S. officials say 450,000 in Texas likely to seek disaster aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. emergency management officials said on Monday they were expediting federal resources to Texas to help with rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey swamped coastal areas of the state and forced 30,000 people to seek refuge in t…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release water from two Houston-area dams: statement
(Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is starting to release water from two Houston-area reservoirs, which will cause flooding of homes in the surrounding communities, because the reservoirs have risen too quickly due to Tropical Storm Harvey, t…
Hurricane Harvey much less damaging than Katrina, Sandy: Hannover Re
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Damages from Harvey, the hurricane and tropical storm ravaging Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast, are estimated to be well below those from major storms that have hit New Orleans and New York, according to Hannover Re on Monday.
Mom launches social justice foundation for Charlottesville victim
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The mother of a woman killed during clashes between white nationalists and anti-racist protesters in Virginia said on Sunday she was launching a foundation in her daughter’s name to promote social justice issues.
U.S. navy recovers remains of all sailors missing after USS McCain collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia.
Trump could lift ban on military equipment for U.S. police: report
(Reuters) – The U.S. government may soon lift a ban on the transfer of some surplus military equipment to police departments, according to a news report on Sunday.
Stranded Texans turn to social media for help as flood waters rise
(Reuters) – Flood-stranded Texans in the Houston area took to social media on Sunday with desperate pleas to be rescued from their homes as Tropical Storm Harvey and its torrential rains slowly lumbered across the region.
City loses water, thousands of Harvey survivors rescued, 38 dead
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas city lost its drinking water supply and soldiers and police rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday as storm Harvey inflicted more suffering on the Gulf coast after killing 38 people and displacing over a mil…
Trump was wrong to pardon controversial sheriff, Ryan says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump should not have pardoned a former Arizona sheriff who was convicted of criminal contempt in a case of racial profiling, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, said on Saturday.
