Willing to oppose Trump, some Senate Republicans gain leverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It is no surprise that Democrats in the U.S. Congress will oppose Donald Trump but the most important resistance to fulfilling the president-elect’s agenda is beginning to emerge from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Police fire water cannon at Dakota pipeline protesters in freezing weather
NEW YORK/CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas and water at hundreds of protesters in the freezing North Dakota weather late Sunday and early Monday, in the latest violent clash over a pipeline project running through the state.
State Department warns about possible attacks in Europe during holiday season
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department on Monday issued an alert to U.S. citizens about a heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, particularly during the holiday season.
Amid police shootings, suspect arrested in Texas officer’s death
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday in the fatal ambush shooting of a San Antonio police officer, one of four officers shot in the line of duty in Texas, Missouri and Florida a day earlier.
Security agents fueled panic at New York airport in August: authorities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The actions of untrained security agents at New York’s JFK airport helped fuel unfounded panic that sent people streaming out of terminals on a busy Sunday evening in August, authorities said on Monday in announcing steps to preven…
Woman who faked pregnancy arrested in kidnapping of Kansas newborn
(Reuters) – A woman who faked pregnancy has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a newborn infant girl in Kansas and taking her hundreds of miles away to Texas after killing the girl’s mother last week, police said on Monday.
Yemeni man charged in U.S. with trying to support Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Yemeni man living in New York City was arrested on Monday and charged by U.S. prosecutors with attempting to provide support to Islamic State, including by expressing support for an attack in Times Square.
Minnesota man gets 20 years in prison for child porn in plea deal
(Reuters) – A Minnesota man was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison on a federal child pornography charge as part of a plea agreement earlier this year in which he confessed to assaulting and killing a boy in 1989, the U.S. Department of Justice …
U.S., Denver sheriff settle immigration-related claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and the Denver Sheriff Department on Monday resolved claims that the law enforcement agency had discriminated against immigrants seeking jobs.
Ex-consultant to Iran’s U.N. mission pleads guilty to U.S. charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former consultant to Iran’s mission to the United Nations pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he filed a false tax return substantially understating how much he was paid and conspired to violating a U.S. sanctions law.
