U.S. governors want say on Trump’s infrastructure plan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. governors are flagging hundreds of “shovel-ready” projects they regard as high-priority for President Donald Trump’s plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure.
Climate activist killed in Florida while on barefoot U.S. walk
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida authorities were investigating on Monday the death of an activist who was struck by a car and killed over the weekend while on a campaign to walk barefoot across the United States to draw attention to climate change conc…
Democratic-led states battle Trump over consumer financial agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic state officials took a step on Monday to try to defend the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a court battle that could defang it, worried that Republican President Donald Trump’s administration will not safe…
Trump rejects new lawsuit over foreign payments to his firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed allegations in a new lawsuit by prominent constitutional and ethics lawyers that he is violating the U.S. Constitution by letting his hotels and other businesses accept payments from forei…
New York City reaches $75 million settlement over police summonses
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay up to $75 million to resolve a civil rights lawsuit accusing its police of engaging in a widespread pattern of issuing criminal summonses to individuals without probable cause in order to meet minimu…
More Californians dreaming of a country without Trump: poll
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The election of Republican businessman Donald Trump as president of the United States has some Californians dreaming – of their own country.
U.S. Air Force base in Arizona locked down over possible ‘gunshot sounds’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force base near Tucson, Arizona was locked down for about an hour on Monday following unconfirmed reports of “gunshot sounds” heard there, a base spokeswoman said.
SUV crashes into Amish buggies in Ohio, eight injured
(Reuters) – Eight people, including three children, were injured when an SUV crashed head-on into two Amish buggies traveling on a country road in northeast Ohio, authorities said.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas appeal over voter ID law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Texas seeking to revive the state’s strict Republican-backed voter-identification requirements that a lower court found had a discriminatory effect on black and Hispa…
U.S. top court rebuffs ‘Sister Wives’ challenge to Utah anti-bigamy law
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to Utah’s anti-bigamy law brought by the polygamist stars of the popular reality television show “Sister Wives.”
