Elkhound, pekingese among first-day winners at Westminster dog show
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Norwegian elkhound, a pekingese, a miniature poodle and a German shepherd became the first four finalists at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog show on Monday, the opening night of the two-day competition.
U.S. Representatives vote against D.C. assisted suicide law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee voted on Monday to strike down a Washington, D.C. law that would allow physician-assisted suicide there.
New York City mayor says ‘affordability crisis’ threatens city
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City is threatened by an “affordability crisis” because rising housing prices have significantly outpaced wage growth, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.
Over 680 arrested in U.S. immigration raids; rights groups alarmed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officers last week arrested more than 680 people in the country illegally, the homeland security chief said on Monday, in a broad enforcement action that alarmed immigrant rights groups.
Courts likely to probe Trump’s intent in issuing travel ban
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Washington state’s attorney general has promised to uncover “what truly motivated” President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, an approach that could prompt a rare public examination of how a U.S. president makes national security decisions.
U.S. lawsuit seeking $100 million from Lance Armstrong heads to trial
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a U.S. government lawsuit seeking nearly $100 million in damages from former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong to go to trial, court papers showed.
Trial date set for Wisconsin girl charged in Slenderman attack
(Reuters) – One of two Wisconsin girls accused of attacking a classmate to please a fictional character named Slenderman will head to trial in October outside Milwaukee after a judge denied a change of venue for the much publicized case, the Milwaukee …
Ex-Penn State coach Sandusky’s son charged with child sex abuse
(Reuters) – A 41-year-old adopted son of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing young boys, was charged in Pennsylvania on Monday with sexually abusing two teenage sisters.
Judge denies tribes’ request to block final link in Dakota pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday denied a request by Native American tribes seeking to halt construction of the final link in the Dakota Access Pipeline, the controversial project that has sparked months of protests by activists ai…
California lawmaker makes push for health warning labels on soda
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California state senator is taking another stab at introducing a law that would require sugary drink manufacturers to put a warning label on their products, the latest effort in the “War on Sugar.”
