California to seek death penalty in salon massacre
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s attorney general said on Wednesday his office would press ahead in seeking the death penalty for a man who pleaded guilty to killing eight people in a 2011 shooting rampage, even though local prosecutors were sancti…
Mexican state attorney general arrested in San Diego on drug charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The attorney general of Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit, hard hit by drug cartel violence in recent years, has been arrested in San Diego on U.S. narcotics trafficking conspiracy charges, federal officials said on Wednes…
Seattle sues Trump administration over threat to ‘sanctuary’ cities
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The city of Seattle sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from “sanctuary cities,” arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion.
At least 13 killed after Texas church bus crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – At least 13 people were killed, and two injured, when a Texas church bus carrying senior citizens collided head-on with another vehicle on Wednesday, the church and a Texas state trooper said.
Chipotle defeats U.S. class action lawsuit on overtime pay
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday granted a bid by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc to undo a class action lawsuit by manager trainees in six states who say they were unlawfully denied overtime pay.
California would increase fuel taxes under $52 billion road repair plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California would increase gasoline taxes and other transportation-related fees for the first time in decades to fund an ambitious $52 billion plan to repair the state’s sagging infrastructure under a deal announced Wednes…
U.S. judge to consider objection to Trump University settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge will hear arguments on Thursday over whether to grant final approval to a $25 million settlement of fraud lawsuits against President Donald Trump over his Trump University real estate investment seminars, with at least…
U.S. State Dept. employee charged in making contacts with Chinese agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department employee with access to sensitive information was accused of failing to report contacts with Chinese foreign intelligence agents who provided her with gifts in exchange for diplomatic and economic informat…
Montana tribe, conservationists sue U.S. government for ending coal moratorium
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Native American tribe in Montana and a coalition of conservation groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday for lifting a moratorium on coal leases on public land without consulting tribal leaders and conducting a full e…
U.S. authorities release Mexican ‘Dreamer’ from custody
(Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant with a work permit who was arrested by U.S. authorities was released from federal custody on Wednesday while legal proceedings over his immigration status continue, according to a U.S. immigration official.
