Funeral held for San Antonio police officer killed in ambush attack
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – More than 1,000 mourners, including police from across the country, attended the funeral on Monday of a San Antonio police officer fatally shot this month in his squad car during a routine traffic stop outside the city’s police …
Accused church gunman Dylann Roof to represent himself
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Dylann Roof, an avowed white supremacist accused of murdering nine black parishioners at a historic Charleston, South Carolina church last year, began acting as his own lawyer at his federal death penalty proceedings on Mo…
San Francisco public transit system hit in ransomware attack
(Reuters) – The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said on Monday it had contained a cyber attack, which disrupted its ticketing systems and forced it to offer free service to some customers during the Thanksgiving weekend.
Trump team rejects effort to push vote recount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s transition team on Monday pushed back against an emerging effort to recount votes from the Nov. 8 presidential election, calling it “nonsense,” but not offering any evidence to back the president-elect’s weekend tw…
Trump to meet with Petraeus, Corker, Romney this week: transition team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump this week will meet with retired U.S. General David Petraeus and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, as well as hold a second meeting with 2012 Republican presidential nominee…
Supreme Court rejects financier Stanford’s Ponzi scheme appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Texas financier Robert Allen Stanford’s bid to overturn his conviction and 110-year prison sentence for running what prosecutors called a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme that bilked investors in 113…
Trump considers retired General Petraeus as top diplomat: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will meet with retired U.S. General David Petraeus on Monday as the president-elect considers him to serve as U.S. secretary of state, Bloomberg reported, citing a senior official with Trump’s transition team.
Trump vows to end U.S.-Cuba ‘deal’ unless Havana makes better one
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet on Monday he would end the United States’ “deal” with Cuba unless a better one was made, reflecting his campaign pledge to reverse President Barack Obama’s moves to open relations…
Unions, gig-economy firms gear up for New York benefits battle
(Reuters) – Faced with a barrage of lawsuits from workers demanding benefits and recognition as employees, some companies in the fast-growing ‘gig economy’ are looking to settle the issues through legislation.
Uber drivers in U.S. cities to join planned worker protests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Drivers for ride service company Uber will join planned nationwide protests on Tuesday, when activists and low-wage workers renew their call for better pay and the right to join a union in the wake of Donald Trump’s U.S. preside…
