U.S. Jewish centers report another wave of hoax bomb threats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jewish community centers and schools in at least 13 U.S. states reported receiving bomb threats on Monday, the fifth wave of such threats this year that have stoked fears of a resurgence of anti-Semitism.
Minnesota officer pleads not guilty in shooting death of black motorist
(Reuters) – A Minnesota police officer pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Monday for the fatal shooting of a black motorist that sparked outrage when the moments that followed were broadcast on social media, according to a court offici…
Kansas man curt as he faces charges over Indian engineer’s murder
OLATHE, Kan (Reuters) – A white U.S. Navy veteran charged with murdering an Indian software engineer at a Kansas bar gazed at a camera from jail and gave curt answers to a judge by video during his initial court appearance on Monday over the shooting, …
Pentagon delivers draft plan to defeat Islamic State to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat Islamic State has been delivered to the White House and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will brief senior administration officials later on Monday, a Defense Department spokesman told r…
Retired U.S. military officers urge Congress to fully fund diplomacy, aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 120 retired U.S. generals and admirals urged Congress on Monday to fully fund U.S. diplomacy and foreign aid, the same government functions expected to be targeted for cuts in President Donald Trump’s first budget propo…
Trump meets insurers, promises catastrophic year for Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told several chief executives of large insurance companies on Monday that 2017 will be a “catastrophic” year for the Affordable Care Act as he seeks to make good on a campaign promise to repeal the measure….
U.S. top court snubs challenge to death penalty constitutionality
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a direct challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an appeal by a Louisiana death row inmate convicted of killing three brothers.
U.S. top court rejects challenge to political ad disclosure rules
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld federal disclosure rules for political advertising, rejecting an appeal by a Denver-based libertarian think tank that wanted to run an ad without being forced to divulge its major donors.
Trump seeks ‘historic’ U.S. military spending boost, domestic cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a “historic” increase in defense spending, but ran into immediate opposition from Republicans in Congress who must approve his plan and said it was not enough to meet the military’…
Ex-President Bush backs ‘welcoming’ U.S. immigration policy, free media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican U.S. president George W. Bush diverged sharply from Donald Trump’s new administration on Monday, saying he supported a welcoming immigration policy and praising the media as “indispensable to democracy.”
