Conservative U.S. justices skeptical in cross-border shooting case
(Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed skepticism about reviving a lawsuit filed by the family of a Mexican teenager against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fatally shot the 15-year-old from across the border in Texas …
Trump issues first public condemnation of anti-Semitic incidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his first public condemnation of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States on Tuesday after a new spate of bomb threats to Jewish community centers around the country and vandalism in a Jew…
North Carolina governor, attorney general seek to end voting law case
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s Democratic governor and attorney general on Tuesday withdrew a request for a U.S. Supreme Court review of a state voting law struck down last year by an appeals court that found it intentionally discrimi…
White House signals reversal in transgender bathroom policy
(Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday signaled it was preparing to reverse a U.S. policy on transgender rights, raising concern among rights advocates that Republican President Donald Trump is about to revoke a signature initiative of his predecessor….
Americans eat out less as higher menu prices take a bite from restaurant visits: Reuters/Ipsos poll
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A third of U.S. adults are eating out less frequently than three months ago, mostly because of cost, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that illustrates the challenge for U.S. restaurants seeking to revive traffic after zer…
Demonstrators vow face-off against North Dakota pipeline
(Reuters) – Protesters near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline are bracing for a stand-off with law enforcement as they face orders to evacuate a camp that has served as the base of their opposition to the multibillion-dollar project.
Virginia governor vetoes bill defunding Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have blocked funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions and other health services.
Brooklyn detainees may sue NYC over ‘degrading’ conditions: U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City must face a lawsuit claiming it unconstitutionally subjected pretrial detainees at Brooklyn Central Booking to “degrading” conditions such as overcrowded and filthy cells, rotten food and undrinkable water, a federal …
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…
