Trump’s childhood home put up for auction in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A house on a leafy New York City street where U.S. President-elect Donald Trump lived as a toddler is being auctioned off by a fellow real estate investor who bought it just last month.
Former USDA chief Vilsack named head of U.S. Dairy Export Council
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Dairy Export Council on Tuesday named former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as its president and chief executive officer, making him the top official promoting American milk producers and processors overseas.
Trump election prompts U.S. mothers to warn children about assault: poll
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mothers in the United States are teaching their children about sexual consent and assault following President-elect Donald Trump’s boasts about groping women, according to research published on Tuesday.
Goldman Sachs head of compliance Alan Cohen to step down: memo
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc head of global compliance Alan Cohen is stepping down.
U.S. drone operator SkyPan to pay $200,000 for unauthorized flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chicago-based drone operator has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle allegations it illegally flew unmanned aircraft in congested airspace there and over New York City, federal officials said on Tuesday.
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, …
