Trump’s budget cuts to domestic, aid programs draw Republican scorn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s first budget outline, calling for a security-heavy realignment of federal spending, drew resistance on Thursday from his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress as many balked at proposed deep cuts to dip…
In conservative America, small cities stand up for LGBT rights
WHEELING, W.Va. (Reuters) – When Mike Lujano and George Lenz hoisted a rainbow flag outside their business in a Victorian brownstone on Market Street two decades ago, they found that few neighbors in socially conservative Wheeling, West Virginia, knew …
Flight cancellations persist as storm weakens in U.S. Northeast
(Reuters) – A late-season snowstorm that swept the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States began to weaken on Wednesday after killing six people and closing schools, but airline cancellations persisted.
Iditarod winner is oldest, fastest in dog sled race history
(Reuters) – Mitch Seavey won the 2017 Iditarod dog sled race on Tuesday, beating his son and crossing the finish line in Nome in record time as he also set the mark as the oldest musher to claim the championship.
U.S. judge denies tribe’s request to stop oil flow in Dakota Access pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by a Native American tribe for an emergency injunction to prevent oil from flowing through part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying such a move would be against the public intere…
British security official denies UK spy agency eavesdropped on Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A UK spy agency did not eavesdrop on Donald Trump during and after last year’s U.S. presidential election, a British security official said on Tuesday, denying an allegation by a U.S. television analyst.
China’s Anbang denies report of Kushner property investment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s Anbang Insurance Group [ANBANG.UL] said it is not investing in a flagship Manhattan office tower owned by the family of Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser.
Retired U.S. Navy admiral in court in bribery scandal
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A retired U.S. Navy admiral appeared in federal court in San Diego on Tuesday on charges that he took bribes, including expensive meals, hotel stays and prostitutes in exchange for sharing classified information and steering the N…
Texas Senate gives OK to bill curbing transgender bathroom access
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Senate on Tuesday preliminarily approved a Republican-backed bill that would restrict access to public bathrooms by transgender people over criticism from Democrats who said it was unnecessary, discriminatory and eco…
U.S. airlines get heat from passengers over snowstorm cancellations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. airlines canceled thousands of flights ahead of Tuesday’s blizzard in the northeastern United States, but the weaker-than-forecast storm left some passengers complaining the preemptive strategy was too drastic.
