West Coast states to fight climate change even if Trump does not
CORONADO, Calif. (Reuters) – The governors of the three U.S. West Coast states on Tuesday vowed to step up their efforts to fight climate change in the face of the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has dismissed global warmin…
U.S. judge to review FBI’s Clinton emails search warrant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to show him the search warrant application used to enable the FBI to access emails related to Hillary Clinton’s private server that were discovered shortly before the Nov. 8 pres…
British tourist sentenced on weapons charge over Trump rally scare
(Reuters) – A 20-year-old British tourist who prosecutors say caused a security scare at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Las Vegas by trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer was sentenced on Tuesday to a year and a day in prison.
Accused ‘fake-news’ pizza gunman planned raid for days: affidavit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A North Carolina man who opened fire in a Washington pizzeria that fake news reports claimed was operating a child sex ring had planned the raid for days and tried to rally friends to the attack, according to federal court docume…
Authorities say still investigating cause of Oakland warehouse fire
(Reuters) – The cause of a fire at an Oakland warehouse that killed 36 people earlier this month has yet to be determined, federal and local authorities said on Tuesday, amid reports that overloaded electrical lines were to blame.
Arctic air chills parts of U.S. Great Plains, Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A biting cold blast of arctic air gripped the northern Great Plains and parts of the Midwest on Tuesday, bringing dangerous wind chills and the threat of frostbite, weather officials said.
More votes than voters in many Detroit precincts: newspaper
(Reuters) – Numerous voting machines in heavily Democratic Detroit showed a greater number of ballots than poll workers records said were cast in the Nov. 8 presidential election, the Detroit News reported on Tuesday.
Racist post about Michelle Obama sparks West Virginia review of nonprofit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A West Virginia nonprofit has reinstated a director who stepped down last month after calling first lady Michelle Obama “an ape in heels,” prompting the state government to review its contracts with the group, the governor’s offi…
Boeing to move defense unit headquarters to Washington, D.C.
(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Tuesday it would move the headquarters of its defense unit to Washington, D.C. from St. Louis, a move that coincides with President-elect Donald Trump’s push to get defense contractors including Boeing to rein in costs.
Captain of doomed ship El Faro: ‘We’re gettin’ conflicting reports’
(Reuters) – The captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship that sank near the Bahamas last year, killing all 33 onboard, told a crew member that there was confusion about the location of the storm that doomed the vessel, a transcript released on Tuesday show…
