Discrimination against Latinos in United States has risen, study says
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Most Latinos in the United States say they have suffered discrimination, more than twice as many who said so a decade earlier, according to research released on Tuesday.
Los Angeles metro system bomb threat not credible: FBI
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A threat to detonate a bomb at a subway station in Los Angeles was not credible, federal authorities said late on Tuesday after police spent the day searching commuters and leading bomb-sniffing dogs around stations across the m…
White nationalist leader’s speech sparks protests at Texas university
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) – Texas A&M University students and activists protested against a speech on Tuesday by white nationalist Richard Spencer, who was filmed at a conference last month saying “Hail Trump”, drawing Nazi-like salutes from some spectators.
Georgia executes man for fatally shooting father-in-law: state
(Reuters) – Georgia executed on Tuesday a man convicted of fatally shooting his father-in-law and kidnapping his estranged wife and her sister in 1990, becoming the ninth person put to death in the state this year.
Authorities identify all but one of 36 Oakland fire victims
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Authorities in Oakland, California, said on Tuesday they had identified all but one of the 36 victims whose bodies were pulled from the debris of a fire that ripped through a dance party at a warehouse at the weekend.
Trump lays out non-interventionist U.S. military policy
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump laid out a U.S. military policy on Tuesday that would avoid interventions in foreign conflicts and instead focus heavily on defeating the Islamic State militancy.
Sheriff charges manslaughter in Louisiana death of ex-NFL player
(Reuters) – A man suspected of fatally shooting former National Football League player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident near New Orleans has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, a Louisiana sheriff said on Tuesday.
U.S. cities enlist public’s help in wake of deadly Oakland fire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In the days since a warehouse fire in Oakland, California, killed at least 36 people attending a party, cities across the United States have vowed to find ways to prevent such tragedies.
Military doctor denies Chelsea Manning’s request to have records reflect gender change
(Reuters) – A military doctor treating former U.S. intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning while she serves a prison sentence for espionage denied her request to have her female gender reflected in her military records, according to a court filing.
Energy Transfer keeps up legal pressure after pipeline defeat
WASHINGTON/CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – The company building the Dakota Access Pipeline turned to a federal judge late on Monday for a permit to finish the job after the federal government ruled against the controversial pipeline.
