Four inmates including suspected murderer escape from Oklahoma jail
(Reuters) – Four inmates including a suspected murderer escaped from an Oklahoma county jail on Monday, prompting a manhunt, a sheriff’s office said.
Charter schools see opportunity with Republicans in power: lobbying group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Having Republicans control both the White House and Congress could deliver more federal funds to charter schools and also create competition for dollars from alternative approaches to education, the head of a charter school lobby…
New York City $75 million settlement over dismissed summonses wins approval
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has approved New York City’s $75 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit accusing its police department of issuing hundreds of thousands of criminal summonses without legal justification to meet quotas.
U.S. Interior chief recommends shrinking Utah’s Bears Ears monument
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Monday he has recommended that President Donald Trump reduce the size of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah – a move that drew quick fire from conservationists but was supported by…
One-quarter of F-35 fighter jets grounded over oxygen issues
(Reuters) – About a quarter of the F-35 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp , or 55 planes, have stopped flying until further notice because of irregularities in pilots’ oxygen supplies, U.S. Air Force spokesman Captain Mark Graff said on Monday….
Supreme Court invalidates gender inequality in citizenship law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a gender distinction in U.S. immigration law that treats mothers and fathers differently when determining a child’s citizenship, calling such inequality “stunningly anachronistic.”
U.S. targets Iraqis for deportation in wake of travel ban deal
(Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities are arresting Iraqi immigrants ordered deported for serious crimes, the U.S. government said on Monday, after Iraq agreed to accept U.S. deportees as part of a deal to remove it from President Donald Trump’s tra…
Montana congressman-elect sentenced to community work for assaulting reporter
BOZEMAN, Mont. (Reuters) – A Montana Republican congressman-elect pleaded guilty on Monday to assaulting a reporter and was ordered to perform community service and receive anger management training.
Missouri sued for over-exposing foster children to psychotropic drugs
(Reuters) – Two youth legal advocacy groups sued Missouri on Monday on behalf of 13,000 foster children, arguing that poor oversight left many of them over-exposed to psychotropic drugs carrying risks of side effects, from diabetes to seizures.
Hawaii urges U.S. Supreme Court not to revive Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The state of Hawaii on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to grant the Trump administration’s emergency request seeking to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by…
