‘Straw hat bandit’ arrested in 11 Pennsylvania bank robberies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania bank robber who earned the nickname “straw hat bandit” for wearing colorful head wear during heists was arrested on Thursday for a string of 11 robberies, authorities said.
Ann Coulter rejects Berkeley’s bid to reschedule speech
(Reuters) – Conservative commentator Ann Coulter said on Thursday she could not speak at the University of California, Berkeley, on a new date chosen by the university and intended to show up for the original event, which was canceled over security fea…
Trump launches trade probe targeting Chinese steel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump launched an investigation on Thursday to determine whether Chinese and other foreign-made steel threatens U.S. national security, raising the possibility of new tariffs and triggering a rally in U.S. steel…
Giuliani says U.S. open to deal on Turkish gold trader case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, hired to resolve criminal charges against Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab, said in an affidavit that senior U.S. officials are open to a deal that would help his client while promoting t…
Arkansas determined to fight legal challenges to executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas has said it will appeal a court ruling that bars the U.S. state’s use of a lethal injection drug and effectively puts a stop to its plans to execute eight prisoners in 11 days.
Asylum seekers crossing into Canada increase with warmer weather
(Reuters) – Canadian authorities caught 887 asylum seekers crossing unlawfully into Canada from the United States in March, nearly triple the number in January, according to numbers released by the government Wednesday.
Denver sheriff’s officers suspended in black inmate’s death
DENVER (Reuters) – Two Denver sheriff’s deputies and a supervisor have been suspended for a period of at least 10 days over the 2015 death of a black jail inmate who suffocated while being restrained during a psychotic episode, city officials said on Wednesday.
EPA chief visits Indiana waste site amid proposed budget cuts
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (Reuters) – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) toured his first hazardous waste site on Tuesday amid proposed budget cuts that could devastate efforts to clean up contaminated land and water around the country.
White House sidewalk to be closed to public permanently
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service said it would end public access to a sidewalk along the south fence of the White House beginning on Wednesday night.
Killing of three white men in California city racially motivated: police
(Reuters) – A black man accused of shooting three people to death in Fresno, California, wanted to kill as many white men as possible because he expected to be arrested for another shooting, police said on Wednesday, calling the incident a hate crime.
