California regulator to vote on United States’ strictest methane rule
(Reuters) – California’s air pollution regulator is due to hold a vote on Thursday on methane emission regulations that it says would be the strictest in the United States in controlling the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
Exclusive: U.S. embassies ordered to identify population groups for tougher visa screening
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has directed U.S. diplomatic missions to identify “populations warranting increased scrutiny” and toughen screening for visa applicants in those groups, according to diplomatic cable…
Police officer, three others killed in Wisconsin shooting: reports
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A police officer and three other people were killed in a string of shootings, including at a bank and a law firm, in central Wisconsin following what police referred to as domestic incident, media reported on Wednesday.
Australian water advocate kicks off 1,000-mile run in Las Vegas
(Reuters) – Last time she ran 40 marathons in a row, Mina Guli wore out eight pairs of shoes. Now she is trying it a second time.
Oklahoma tribe approves gay marriage as Native American groups debate issue
PAWHUSKA, Okla. (Reuters) – A Native American tribe in Oklahoma has voted to allow same-sex marriage, joining a small group of prominent tribes changing their law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 decision making the practice legal in …
Ex-Dean Foods chairman’s story in Walters trial comes under fire
(Reuters) – A lawyer defending Las Vegas sports gambler William “Billy” Walters against insider trading charges on Wednesday sought to discredit former Dean Foods Chairman Tom Davis, who told jurors he used a special “bat phone” to give Walters confide…
California State University system votes to raise tuition
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Trustees for the 23 California State University campuses on Wednesday voted to increase tuition for the nation’s largest four-year public university system by 5 percent despite loud protests from students.
Immigrant whose daughter appealed to pope requests asylum in U.S.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant whose daughter appealed to Pope Francis three years ago to stop his deportation from the United States requested asylum at a federal court hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Security tightened at UK sites in New York after London attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police ramped up security at British sites across the city on Wednesday after an assailant fatally stabbed a policeman outside Britain’s parliament and was then shot and killed by police.
Plan for $7.5 billion Kushner family New York tower faces hurdles: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The family-owned company that until recently was headed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law hopes to turn an aging New York office tower into a signature development that could be worth up to $12 billion, a report said on W…
