Outspoken lieutenant general named Trump’s top security adviser
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday named Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser, choosing a military officer known for speaking his mind and challenging his super…
Arkansas to resume executions after Supreme Court clears way: attorney general
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas, which has not put an inmate to death in more than a decade, plans to schedule executions after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for it to resume capital punishment, the state’s attorney general s…
Second trial begins in occupation of Oregon wildlife refuge
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Opening arguments in the trial of four men who took part in an armed occupation of a U.S. wildlife refuge last year are scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Oregon, after a jury previously acquitted seven other occupiers in a sti…
Global investors warn Texas to withdraw transgender restroom legislation
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A group of global investors with $11 trillion in managed assets told Texas on Tuesday not to enact legislation restricting access to bathrooms for transgender people, saying it is discriminatory and bad for business.
UPS tests drone deliveries, eyes future price changes
(Reuters) – Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it will consider raising prices across the board in coming years to offset pressure on margins, particularly from the rising costs of delivering packages to e-commerce custo…
U.S. top court spurns Alabama death row inmate; Sotomayor outraged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a death row inmate’s challenge to Alabama’s execution method, prompting liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the court should have considered whether the lethal injecti…
U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot snowballs past $400 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The expected jackpot in the U.S. lottery Powerball has surpassed $400 million for one of the few times in its history ahead of the next drawing on Wednesday night.
Washington memorials defaced by graffiti over holiday weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three of Washington’s best-known monuments were defaced with graffiti over the Presidents Day weekend, the third major vandalism of memorials in the U.S. capital since 2013, a National Park Service spokesman said on Tuesday.
Jewish centers report bomb threats across United States
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Several Jewish community centers (JCC) across the United States were evacuated for a time on Monday after receiving bomb threats, the latest wave of threatened attacks against them this year, the national umbrella organization sai…
Uber hires ex-U.S. Attorney General Holder to probe sexual harassment
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of sexual harassment claims at the ride-hailing service made by a former employee.
