North Carolina lawmakers reach deal to repeal transgender bathroom law
(Reuters) – North Carolina Republican lawmakers said late on Wednesday they had reached a deal to repeal the state’s controversial law prohibiting transgender people from using restrooms in accordance with their gender identities.
Bedbugs, peacocks add to uptick in U.S. animal insurance claims
(Reuters) – Bedbugs in hotel rooms and aggressive peacocks are some of the creatures behind an uptick in animal-related insurance claims filed by U.S. businesses, according to a study published on Thursday by insurer Allianz SE.
Natural gas line ruptures in Providence, Rhode Island: local media
(Reuters) – A high-pressure natural gas line ruptured near the Manchester Street Power Station in Providence, Rhode Island on Wednesday, according to a local media report.
Federal judge in Hawaii extends court order blocking Trump travel ban
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A federal judge in Hawaii indefinitely extended on Wednesday an order blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s revised ban on travel to the United States from six predominantly Muslim countries.
California to seek death penalty in salon massacre
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s attorney general said on Wednesday his office would press ahead in seeking the death penalty for a man who pleaded guilty to killing eight people in a 2011 shooting rampage, even though local prosecutors were sancti…
Mexican state attorney general arrested in San Diego on drug charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The attorney general of Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit, hard hit by drug cartel violence in recent years, has been arrested in San Diego on U.S. narcotics trafficking conspiracy charges, federal officials said on Wednes…
Seattle sues Trump administration over threat to ‘sanctuary’ cities
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The city of Seattle sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from “sanctuary cities,” arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion.
At least 13 killed after Texas church bus crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – At least 13 people were killed, and two injured, when a Texas church bus carrying senior citizens collided head-on with another vehicle on Wednesday, the church and a Texas state trooper said.
Chipotle defeats U.S. class action lawsuit on overtime pay
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday granted a bid by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc to undo a class action lawsuit by manager trainees in six states who say they were unlawfully denied overtime pay.
California would increase fuel taxes under $52 billion road repair plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California would increase gasoline taxes and other transportation-related fees for the first time in decades to fund an ambitious $52 billion plan to repair the state’s sagging infrastructure under a deal announced Wednes…
