Archived letter shows Trump’s grandfather asked to return to Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – German archivists have found a letter written by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s grandfather, asking to be allowed to return to his German homeland after his wife failed to settle in to life in the United States.
Florida lifts Zika transmission zone in parts of Miami Beach
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida officials removed part of Miami Beach from an active Zika transmission zone on Tuesday, saying more than 45 days had passed since the last local case of the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to microcephaly, a ra…
Ex-Cuomo aide, others indicted in New York bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is among eight men who have been indicted in a bribery and fraud case tied to efforts to spur the upstate economy, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.
U.S. Steel to pay $2.2 million to settle pollution suit: Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Steel Corp. has agreed to reduce pollution at three plants in the Midwest and pay a $2.2 million civil penalty to resolve a Clean Air Act lawsuit by the federal government and three states, the U.S. Justice Department said o…
Obama grants 79 prison sentence commutations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama reduced the sentences of another 79 federal prisoners by exercising his commutation power, the White House said on Tuesday, bringing to more than 1,000 the number of prisoners whose sentences were commuted …
Ex-cop to be retried in black Cincinnati motorist’s killing
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – Prosecutors said on Tuesday they will retry a fired former University of Cincinnati police officer on charges of murdering an unarmed black motorist after his first trial ended in a mistrial earlier this month, and will seek a ch…
Suspect in San Antonio police killing was angry over custody battles
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A 31-year-old man suspected in the ambush killing of a police detective in Texas has apologized to the officer’s family and said he “lashed out” in anger after several custody battles.
Trump drops campaign promise to probe Clinton on email, charity: aide indicates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will not pursue investigations against Hillary Clinton over her family’s charity or her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, MSNBC said, dropping a threat made to his D…
Trump’s foundation says it violated ‘self-dealing’ ban: IRS forms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s charitable foundation said it violated a ban on so-called “self-dealing” by transferring income or assets to a “disqualified person,” according to a copy of its 2015 tax filings made…
Ex-NBA star Rodman charged with driving wrong way on California highway
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former pro basketball star Dennis Rodman has been charged with driving the wrong way on a California highway and forcing another car to swerve into a concrete dividing wall before he left the scene, prosecutors said.
