Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the bi…
Exclusive: Chinese firm withdraws from U.S. effort to fight college application fraud
LONDON (Reuters) – A major Chinese education company that was subsidizing a project to verify transcripts of Chinese students applying to U.S. colleges has pulled out after Reuters reported that the firm itself stands accused of widespread application …
Virginia inmate facing execution argues against drug ‘cocktail’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia inmate set to be executed on Wednesday for murdering two young sisters during a 2006 killing spree has asked the Supreme Court for a stay, arguing that the first-ever use of compounded lethal drugs violates his constit…
U.S. Secret Service settles race discrimination case with black agents
(Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service has agreed to pay $24 million to settle a 17-year-old federal lawsuit filed by a group of black agents who accused the agency of racial discrimination in its employment practices.
Florida nightclub gunman’s wife charged with helping husband
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, appeared in court on Tuesday, accused of committing a crime by assisting her husband ahead of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. his…
New York governor wants to spend more on education, lower taxes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday proposed a $152.3 billion all-funds state budget for fiscal 2018 that would increase education funding by $1 billion and cut tax rates for 6 million middle-class residents, extending a “mil…
Woman sues Trump in New York for defamation over sexual assault denial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of about a dozen women who previously accused President-elect Donald Trump of making unwanted sexual advances filed a lawsuit against him in New York on Tuesday, alleging he had made false and defamatory statements about her…
Texas Planned Parenthood asks judge to block Medicaid funding cut
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The leaders of Texas Planned Parenthood asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block the state’s bid to halt Medicaid funding for the healthcare group, which has long been targeted by Republicans for providing abortions.
Suspect in Florida police officer’s slaying captured
(Reuters) – The suspect in the killing of an Orlando, Florida, police officer this month was captured on Tuesday, authorities said, ending an extensive manhunt.
New York protesters camp out at Goldman Sachs to oppose Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters gathered outside of Goldman Sachs Group Inc headquarters on Tuesday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s picking several former executives of the Wall Street bank for top jobs in his administration.
