Lawsuit over naked Missouri jail inmates is revived
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit challenging a Missouri jail’s policy of forcing pretrial detainees to remain naked for several hours while their only set of clothes is in the laundry.
Supreme Court asks Trump team for New Jersey sports betting views
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether to consider Governor Chris Christie’s bid to bring sports betting to New Jersey and asked President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration to offer its views o…
Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on moon, dies at 82
(This version of the story has been corrected in the second paragraph to say Gene Cernan was the second American to walk in space from second man)
Biologists investigate deaths of 82 stranded dolphins in Florida
(Reuters) – Biologists were on Monday investigating the death of dozens of false killer whales that became stranded in Florida’s Everglades National Park over the weekend, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
Unlike Trump, Americans want strong environmental regulator – Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 60 percent of Americans would like to see the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s powers preserved or strengthened under incoming President Donald Trump, and the drilling of oil on public lands to hold steady or drop, …
Three arrested near North Dakota pipeline protest site
(Reuters) – Three protesters were arrested on Monday for trespassing along the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site, police said, where a fierce months-long demonstration has unfolded against the building of a multibillion-dollar pipeline.
Martin Luther King’s daughter says ‘God can triumph over Trump’
ATLANTA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Martin Luther King’s daughter said on Monday that “God can triumph over Trump,” but the slain civil rights leader’s son struck a conciliatory tone after meeting with the president-elect on the U.S. holiday that honors their…
Ice storm pelts central U.S., causing deadly road conditions
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A winter storm battered a large swath of the central United States on Sunday with ice and freezing rain, creating dangerous driving conditions that caused at least five traffic-related deaths and leaving thousands without power.
Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in replacing Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to replace Obamacare with a plan that would envisage “insurance for everybody,” he said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday night.
Wife of Orlando nightclub gunman arrested on federal charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The FBI on Monday arrested the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub last year, a massacre that intensified fears about attacks against Americans inspired by Islamic State, officials said.
