Ohio man gets 20 years prison for Islamic State-linked attack plot
(Reuters) – A southwest Ohio man who admitted to having plotted to execute a U.S. military base employee and then attack a local police station in support of Islamic State was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice…
White nationalist leader to speak at Texas A&M University next month
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A white nationalist leader seen in a video shouting “Hail Trump” while some attendees perform Nazi salutes at a weekend rally in Washington is scheduled to speak at Texas A&M University next month for an event not sanctioned by the school, officials said on Wednesday.
Trump names foreign policy novice Haley as envoy to U.N.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Wednesday named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a former critic who has little foreign policy experience, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations at a time of uncertainty ov…
Carson talks with Trump team, says he can make ‘inner cities great’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican rival-turned-supporter Ben Carson on Wednesday said he could serve a role under Donald Trump after talks with the president-elect’s team.
Milliken recalls carpet cleaning powder on bacteria fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Milliken and Co has recalled about 550,000 containers of carpet cleaning powder because it may contain harmful bacteria, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
Obama presents final Medal of Freedom honors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama awarded the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom – the highest civilian honor in the United States – to 21 key figures at a star-studded ceremony at the White House on Tuesday.
As Dakota pipeline saga drags on, rancor builds
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – The September decision by the Obama administration to delay final approval for the Dakota Access Pipeline was intended to give federal officials more time to consult with Native American tribes that have faced dispossessio…
U.S. offers mobile device guidelines to curb driver distraction
DETROIT (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday issued voluntary guidelines for makers of mobile devices, asking them to help keep eyes on the road by developing a “driver mode” that would disable some distracting functions in movin…
Judge blocks Obama rule extending overtime pay to 4.2 million U.S. workers
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million salaried workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president’s signature achievements for boosting wage…
South Carolina Governor Haley accepts Trump’s U.N. offer: NBC
(Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s offer to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the transition process.
