Texas committee passes bill to curb transgender bathroom access
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A bill that would restrict access to public bathrooms by transgender people was approved by a Texas Senate committee on Wednesday after hundreds of people lined up for a nearly 21-hour session on that legislation, which critic…
U.S. charges Brazilian with laundering massive fraud’s proceeds
BOSTON (Reuters) – A second Brazilian man has been charged with conspiring to launder money linked to a massive fraud out of the United States in a case that led to the discovery of $17 million in cash under a mattress in a Massachusetts apartment.
Boston gay vets group says booted from St. Patrick’s Day parade
(Reuters) – A gay veterans’ group that marched in the past two editions of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade said the event’s organizers have voted to exclude them from the march, reigniting a fight over cultural inclusion in the annual event.
White House budget chief expects to release budget next Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said on Wednesday he expects that he will be releasing the Trump administration’s fiscal 2018 federal budget plans on March 15.
Women worldwide rally for equality, and against Trump in U.S.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Women protested around the world on Wednesday for equal rights and in the United States against President Donald Trump, with many Americans skipping work or boycotting stores to demand economic fairness on Internation…
Wildfire threat remains after killing six, destroying numerous structures
(Reuters) – The threat of wildfires is expected to remain high on Wednesday in the U.S. Plains, where prairie fires have claimed six lives, prompted thousands of evacuations and destroyed numerous structures.
Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti clinched re-election on Tuesday in a landslide victory that handed him a second term for 5-1/2 years in charge of America’s second-largest city.
Watchdog presses U.S. lawmakers to probe Icahn’s role with Trump
(Reuters) – A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it has asked lawmakers to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn should have been subject to lobbying disclosure laws when he advised President Donald Trump to over…
New Jersey mayor charged with corruption in warehouse scheme
(Reuters) – The mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, has been indicted on public corruption charges accusing him of conspiring to put city employees to work at a warehouse leased by his relatives in a scheme to furnish free labor to his family at taxpayers’ …
Hazardous cargo train derails in New York state but cars unbreached
(Reuters) – A CSX Corp freight train containing hazardous materials partially derailed in the area of Newburgh, New York, on Tuesday, but the cars with dangerous substances appear to have been unbreached, an official with the railroad company said.
