Challenges to Trump’s immigration orders spread to more U.S. states
(In this Jan. 31 story, in 11th paragraph corrects to show two Iranian plaintiffs are a man and a woman, not two men)
Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court’s conservative majority and help shape rulings on div…
L.A. police kill man after stabbing rampage leaves three injured
(Reuters) – Los Angeles police on Tuesday shot and killed a man after a stabbing rampage that left three people injured along Sunset Boulevard, a bustling thoroughfare in American’s second-largest city, police said.
Missouri executes man for 1998 triple murder
(Reuters) – A man convicted of killing a woman and her two children after a break-in at their home in southern Missouri in 1998 was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday.
New York City police to wear body cameras under labor settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City and its largest police union settled on a tentative five-year labor contract on Tuesday that includes salary increases while also agreeing that all patrol officers will wear body cameras by the end of 2019.
Florida man found guilty of Islamic State-inspired bomb plot
(Reuters) – A Florida man was convicted on Tuesday of plotting to set off a bomb at a public beach in an act that prosecutors said was inspired by the militant group Islamic State.
New York art dealer avoids prison for $80 million counterfeit scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York art dealer avoided prison for her role in a scheme that led two Manhattan galleries to buy dozens of fake paintings that they then sold for $80 million, after a federal judge ruled on Tuesday she was coerced by her abusi…
About 900 State Department officials sign protest memo: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 900 U.S. State Department officials signed an internal dissent memo protesting a travel ban by U.S. President Donald Trump on refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, a source familiar with the document…
Bomb threats target U.S. Jewish centers for third time in a month
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than a dozen Jewish community centers around the United States and one in Canada received bomb threats on Tuesday, the third wave of threatened attacks against them this month.
Houston’s downtown revamped in time for Super Bowl
HOUSTON (Reuters) – When Houston last hosted the Super Bowl in 2004, the oil city’s sleepy downtown lacked the sizzle befitting the big game – and that prompted civic leaders to act.
