U.S. House Republicans end plan to weaken ethics watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday reversed course and withdrew their proposal to weaken an outside ethics watchdog charged with investigating lawmakers’ behavior, House Speaker Paul Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong said.
Children aged 7 to 17 killed in Texas home by toxic chemical gas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Four children aged 7 to 17 died after a toxic gas leak from a pest control product at their home in Amarillo, Texas, fire officials said on Tuesday.
Storms that pounded U.S. South seen easing to light rain along East Coast
(Reuters) – A severe storm system that left five people dead in the U.S. South is expected to weaken significantly on Tuesday, bringing only light rainfall along the East Coast, officials said.
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly leaving to join NBC
(Reuters) – Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly, a star of the U.S. cable network’s highly rated prime-time lineup, has decided to leave to join NBC News in a broad role that includes hosting a one-hour daytime news show, NBC announced on Tuesday.
Texas abortion provider says fetal tissue burial rule is ‘offensive’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The president of an abortion provider told a federal court on Tuesday a proposed Texas regulation requiring facilities to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation is unnecessary and “offensive.”
Chief of FDA’s criminal office to depart as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – George Karavetsos, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), will depart the agency to join a private law firm, according to an internal announcement seen by Reuters.
Small plane crash in Arizona kills four
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A small plane flying from Arizona to Colorado crashed northeast of the Phoenix area, killing all four people on board, sheriff’s department and aviation officials said on Tuesday.
Maine governor signs measure allowing recreational marijuana use
(Reuters) – Maine Governor Paul LePage on Tuesday said he had signed a measure legalizing the recreational usage of marijuana in his state after voters approved the move in a November ballot initiative.
New York governor proposes free tuition plan at state colleges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed free tuition at the state’s public colleges for students from low- and middle-income families on Tuesday, seizing on an idea that became a rallying cry for many Democrats in last year’s presi…
Bond trader faces retrial as U.S. cracks down on Wall Street abuses
(Reuters) – A former Jefferies Group Inc bond trader is going back on trial in federal court in Connecticut over whether he lied to customers about mortgage bond prices to boost profit.
