North Dakota landowners sue over pipeline easement payments
(Reuters) – Over a dozen landowners in North Dakota have filed a lawsuit against a company involved in the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline, charging they were misled into accepting unfair compensation for allowing the pipeline to cross their …
Former President George H.W. Bush watched inaugural from hospital room
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who has spent nearly a week at a Houston hospital where he is being treated for pneumonia, watched the inauguration of President Donald Trump from the intensive care unit, a family spoke…
Trump administration condemns America’s ‘dangerous anti-police atmosphere’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration condemned what it called the “anti-police atmosphere” in America and called for more law enforcement and more effective policing in a statement on the White House website after President Donald Trump’s in…
Fox News signs Brexit leader Nigel Farage as contributor
(Reuters) – Nigel Farage, who led the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, will be a political analyst on Fox News and Fox Business Network, Fox News said on Friday.
Propane tank detonated by Boston police car, no one hurt
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston police officer found a burning propane tank near an unoccupied police cruiser on Friday but drove the car away before the tank detonated and no one was hurt in the blast, a police spokeswoman said.
Machinists seek union vote for Boeing South Carolina workers
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said it planned to petition on Friday for about 2,850 workers at Boeing Co’s assembly plant in South Carolina to vote on union representation.
Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening steps to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Ba…
Suspect in $1.6 million New York gold theft captured in Ecuador: police
(Reuters) – A man wanted for swiping a bucket filled with $1.6 million worth of gold flakes from an armored truck in New York four months ago has been arrested in western Ecuador, police said.
Mexico extradites drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to U.S. on eve of Trump inauguration
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mexico extradited its drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to New York on Thursday, likely ending a decades-long criminal career that included two jail breaks and a lead role in a national drug war, the day bef…
Conflicted U.S. capital prepares to host Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rob Cortis calls it the “Trump Unity Bridge” – a bulky, metal 45-foot structure welded to two wheels and bedecked with red, white and blue signs echoing President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign themes.
