Washington police veteran named chief; to work with residents to combat crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington police veteran Peter Newsham was named chief of the District of Columbia’s department on Thursday, taking over one of the highest-profile U.S. forces as it faces a years-long upturn in homicides.
Caitlyn Jenner, teen singer appeal to Trump on transgender rights
(Reuters) – A teenaged singer with a transgender sister, best known for performing the U.S. national anthem at President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner have both asked to discuss the issue with him.
Trump revokes Obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday revoked landmark guidance to public schools letting transgender students use the bathrooms of their choice, reversing a signature initiative of former Democratic President Barack Obama.
Ex-Comverse CEO who fled to Namibia faces U.S. fraud sentencing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former chief executive officer of Comverse Technology Inc, who returned to the United States last year after spending a decade in Namibia to avoid prosecution, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday for engaging in securities…
Police arrest 24 in California protest over off-duty officer shooting
(Reuters) – Two dozen people were arrested in Anaheim, California, during a protest calling for the arrest of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who fired a gun during a scuffle with a teenager outside of his Anaheim home, police said on Thursday.
Dakota pipeline protest camp nearly empty as holdouts face removal
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – All but a few dozen of the last holdouts from a months-long mass protest against a proposed oil pipeline in North Dakota peacefully vacated their riverside camp as an eviction deadline passed on Wednesday.
Winning Powerball ticket worth $435 million sold in Indiana
(Reuters) – A Powerball ticket sold in Indiana matched the winning numbers of a drawing on Wednesday for the game’s $435 million jackpot, one of the largest in the lottery’s history.
Small earthquake shakes northwest Washington state
(Reuters) – An 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck northwest Washington state on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Protecting Trump Tower cost NY City $24 million from election to inauguration
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It cost New York City about $24 million to provide security at Trump Tower, President Donald Trump’s skyscraper home in Manhattan, from Election Day to Inauguration Day, or $308,000 per day, New York’s police commissioner said on W…
White House delays revamped immigration order to next week: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has pushed back the release of a new executive order to replace its directive suspending travel to the United States by citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries, a White House official said on Wednesday.
