Obama sips Flint water, urges children be tested for lead
FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sipped filtered water in Flint, Michigan, on Wednesday and assured angry residents that their children would be fine in the long term despite the “complete screw-up” that contaminated their drinking water…
Chicago teachers sidestep strike date, tout $502 million funding plan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Teachers Union withheld the threat on Wednesday of imminent strike action, instead floating a $502 million revenue package as part of a “self-help” plan to stabilize finances in the United State’s third largest school system.
Case dropped against Arizona student facing charges for yearbook prank
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona prosecutor will not press criminal charges against a Phoenix-area high school student arrested for exposing his penis in a football team photograph published in the school’s yearbook, police said on Wednesday.
Ex-officer in San Francisco text scandal pleads not guilty to unrelated charges
(Reuters) – A former San Francisco police officer embroiled in a scandal over racist and homophobic text messages pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges he unlawfully accessed records from the Department of Motor Vehicles, prosecutors said.
California raises age to purchase tobacco to 21
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21 from 18 under a bill signed on Wednesday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, part of a package of anti-smoking measures that also regulates electro…
U.S. to boost airport staffing to manage long security lines
(Reuters) – With airlines worried that long security lines may discourage summer travelers, the U.S. government said on Wednesday it will add airport staff and bomb-sniffing dogs and ramp up pre-screening enrollment efforts.
Alabama city abandons law targeting transgender bathroom use
(Reuters) – The city council in Oxford, Alabama narrowly voted on Wednesday to recall an ordinance that drew criticism from national equality groups for making bathroom use based on gender identity rather than birth sex a crime.
Trump, lone survivor in Republican White House race, now must unify party
WASHINGTON, Reuters – Donald Trump on Wednesday became the last man standing in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination and faced the challenge of repairing deep fissures in the party, as his sole remaining rival, John Kasich, ended hi…
Quarterback Manziel booked by Texas police on assault charge
DALLAS (Reuters) – Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was booked by police in Dallas County on Wednesday and posted bond on a charge of beating his ex-girlfriend earlier this year, police said.
Families sue Illinois school district over transgender bathroom case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dozens of families on Wednesday sued two federal agencies and a suburban Chicago school district over a policy they said disregards student privacy and safety by allowing transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond with th…
