California demands details of Trump administration immigration arrests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California legislative leaders on Monday demanded detailed information from the Trump administration on immigration arrests and raids in the most populous U.S. state, amid growing concern that agents are targeting non-cri…
U.S. drops some claims against Texas voter ID law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department, in a shift from its stance under former President Barack Obama, is dropping a discrimination claim against a Texas law that required voters to present identification at the polls, according to a draft…
Man who scaled New York’s Trump Tower pleads guilty to charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Donald Trump supporter who climbed 21 floors of Trump Tower in New York last August using suction cups and a harness, pleaded guilty on Monday to reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, a prosecutor’s spokesman …
U.S. appeals court will not put Trump travel ban case on hold
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to place on hold an appeal over President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries.
Judge certifies NY class action over big debt collector’s high rates
(Reuters) – A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit accusing the big U.S. debt collector Midland Funding LLC of violating New York usury laws by charging thousands of struggling borrowers interest rates above 25 percent when trying to coll…
Trump concerned about attacks on Jewish cemeteries: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is concerned about vandalism at Jewish cemeteries and condemns anti-Semitic and other hateful acts, the White House said on Monday.
U.S. Jewish centers report another wave of hoax bomb threats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jewish community centers and schools in at least 13 U.S. states reported receiving bomb threats on Monday, the fifth wave of such threats this year that have stoked fears of a resurgence of anti-Semitism.
Minnesota officer pleads not guilty in shooting death of black motorist
(Reuters) – A Minnesota police officer pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Monday for the fatal shooting of a black motorist that sparked outrage when the moments that followed were broadcast on social media, according to a court offici…
Kansas man curt as he faces charges over Indian engineer’s murder
OLATHE, Kan (Reuters) – A white U.S. Navy veteran charged with murdering an Indian software engineer at a Kansas bar gazed at a camera from jail and gave curt answers to a judge by video during his initial court appearance on Monday over the shooting, …
Pentagon delivers draft plan to defeat Islamic State to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat Islamic State has been delivered to the White House and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will brief senior administration officials later on Monday, a Defense Department spokesman told r…
