Lawyer urges Trump to press Iran on jailed U.S. father and son at nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – The lawyer of an American-Iranian father and son jailed in Iran called on U.S. President Donald Trump to get his officials to press for the men’s release at nuclear talks with Tehran on Tuesday.
Officer says ‘minimal but necessary force’ used on United passenger
CHICAGO (Reuters) – One of the police officers who forcibly removed a passenger from a United Airlines flight said “minimal but necessary force” was used in the incident that became a public relations disaster for the carrier, according to a report re…
Waymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Waymo autonomous vehicle group will begin testing a self-driving car program for hundreds of families in Phoenix, Arizona and is buying 500 Chrysler minivans to do so, the companies said on Tuesday.
Ex-Guinea minister charged with laundering bribes goes to trial
(Reuters) – A former government minister in Guinea went to trial in New York on Monday on U.S. charges that he laundered $8.5 million in bribes he took in exchange for helping a Chinese company secure valuable mining rights.
State Department website posts article on Trump’s Florida resort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department website on Monday took down an article it published this month about President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort which had prompted criticism from prominent ethics experts that the piece represented use of …
Teacher accused of kidnapping to face federal charges in Tennessee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A former Tennessee schoolteacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl and taking her on a multistate odyssey that included sexual abuse before the pair were found in California will be returned to face federal kidnappi…
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush staying in hospital few more days
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush will remain for a few more days in a Houston hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia, the hospital said on Monday.
Democratic state attorneys general decry student loan rework by Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been reworking student lending since her appointment in February, raising concerns among Democrats that she will undo former President Barack Obama’s overhaul of college financial aid.
Obama makes no mention of Trump in first major post-presidential appearance
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Barack Obama, making his first major appearance since leaving the White House, made no mention on Monday of his successor, Donald Trump, but urged young people to get more involved in their communities at a time of stark political d…
Up in Smoke: Marijuana activists cuffed after lighting up at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two dozen red-hatted protesters gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to call for easing federal marijuana laws, but police snuffed out the party by arresting four of them after they lit up joints.
