San Francisco to offer free community college to residents: mayor
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said on Tuesday the city would become the first in the United States to offer tuition-free community college to its residents, framing the move as a way of helping to narrow wealth inequality in the …
Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the project despite opposition from Native American tribes and climate acti…
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
(Reuters) – About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com.
Man suspected of killing four women in U.S. south found dead: police
(Reuters) – A man wanted for killing four women during a week-long crime spree in the Florida panhandle area shot himself dead in a Georgia motel room and his female accomplice was arrested after a stand off with police on Tuesday, police said.
Idaho man pleads guilty to hate crime in beating death of gay man
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – An Idaho man who admitted fatally beating a gay man by kicking him up to 30 times with his steel-toed boots pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal hate crime, U.S. attorneys said.
Two Republican senators seek to slash legal U.S. immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican senators proposed steps to slash the number of legal immigrants admitted into the United States by half on Tuesday, but the legislation, developed with the Trump administration, faces an uphill climb to get through…
Texas bullet train clears some land issues ahead of U.S.-Japan talks
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas high-speed rail company announced agreements to withdraw nearly all its pending land survey court cases on Tuesday, days before the leaders of Japan and the United States are expected to discuss a joint jobs package t…
Agency’s bankruptcy dashes adoption hopes across U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The abrupt closure and bankruptcy filing by a U.S. adoption agency has stunned hundreds of hopeful clients left struggling with the emotional impact and likely loss of thousands of dollars.
Speeding Georgia ex-officer charged with pedestrian’s death
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former police officer in suburban Atlanta was charged with vehicular homicide on Tuesday in the death of a teenage pedestrian that he struck while speeding at 97 miles per hour in his patrol car last month, authorities said.
Donald Trump Jr. takes over Washington hotel near White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr. has taken the reins of the Trump International Hotel near the White House after critics charged it was a conflict of interest for U.S. President Donald Trump to run the hotel while also running the federal govern…
