Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick
(Reuters) – Police in Alabama arrested six civil rights activists staging a sit-in at Senator Jeff Sessions’ office on Tuesday to protest his nomination for U.S. Attorney General, criticizing his record on voting rights and race relations.
Police officer slams girl to floor at North Carolina high school
(Reuters) – A police officer was videotaped slamming to the floor a female African-American student at a North Carolina school on Tuesday, according to officials and a video of the incident, which sparked outrage after circulating on social media.
North Dakota governor warns pipeline protesters of possible March flooding
(Reuters) – North Dakota’s new governor warned on Tuesday that protesters remaining at the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline should vacate their main camp before spring because of the risk of flooding.
U.S. House Republicans end plan to weaken ethics watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday reversed course and withdrew their proposal to weaken an outside ethics watchdog charged with investigating lawmakers’ behavior, House Speaker Paul Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong said.
Children aged 7 to 17 killed in Texas home by toxic chemical gas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Four children aged 7 to 17 died after a toxic gas leak from a pest control product at their home in Amarillo, Texas, fire officials said on Tuesday.
Storms that pounded U.S. South seen easing to light rain along East Coast
(Reuters) – A severe storm system that left five people dead in the U.S. South is expected to weaken significantly on Tuesday, bringing only light rainfall along the East Coast, officials said.
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly leaving to join NBC
(Reuters) – Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly, a star of the U.S. cable network’s highly rated prime-time lineup, has decided to leave to join NBC News in a broad role that includes hosting a one-hour daytime news show, NBC announced on Tuesday.
Texas abortion provider says fetal tissue burial rule is ‘offensive’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The president of an abortion provider told a federal court on Tuesday a proposed Texas regulation requiring facilities to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation is unnecessary and “offensive.”
Chief of FDA’s criminal office to depart as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – George Karavetsos, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), will depart the agency to join a private law firm, according to an internal announcement seen by Reuters.
Small plane crash in Arizona kills four
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A small plane flying from Arizona to Colorado crashed northeast of the Phoenix area, killing all four people on board, sheriff’s department and aviation officials said on Tuesday.
