Demonstrators vow face-off against North Dakota pipeline
(Reuters) – Protesters near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline are bracing for a stand-off with law enforcement as they face orders to evacuate a camp that has served as the base of their opposition to the multibillion-dollar project.
Virginia governor vetoes bill defunding Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have blocked funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions and other health services.
Brooklyn detainees may sue NYC over ‘degrading’ conditions: U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City must face a lawsuit claiming it unconstitutionally subjected pretrial detainees at Brooklyn Central Booking to “degrading” conditions such as overcrowded and filthy cells, rotten food and undrinkable water, a federal …
Outspoken lieutenant general named Trump’s top security adviser
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday named Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser, choosing a military officer known for speaking his mind and challenging his super…
Arkansas to resume executions after Supreme Court clears way: attorney general
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas, which has not put an inmate to death in more than a decade, plans to schedule executions after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for it to resume capital punishment, the state’s attorney general s…
Second trial begins in occupation of Oregon wildlife refuge
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Opening arguments in the trial of four men who took part in an armed occupation of a U.S. wildlife refuge last year are scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Oregon, after a jury previously acquitted seven other occupiers in a sti…
Global investors warn Texas to withdraw transgender restroom legislation
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A group of global investors with $11 trillion in managed assets told Texas on Tuesday not to enact legislation restricting access to bathrooms for transgender people, saying it is discriminatory and bad for business.
UPS tests drone deliveries, eyes future price changes
(Reuters) – Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it will consider raising prices across the board in coming years to offset pressure on margins, particularly from the rising costs of delivering packages to e-commerce custo…
U.S. top court spurns Alabama death row inmate; Sotomayor outraged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a death row inmate’s challenge to Alabama’s execution method, prompting liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the court should have considered whether the lethal injecti…
U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot snowballs past $400 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The expected jackpot in the U.S. lottery Powerball has surpassed $400 million for one of the few times in its history ahead of the next drawing on Wednesday night.
