Michigan governor to drink Flint water in show of safety over lead crisis
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, under pressure to resign over the state’s poor handling of a lead water crisis in Flint, promised on Monday that he will drink filtered tap water from the city for at least the next 30 days to show tha…
Arabic-speaker removed from California flight seeks apology
(Reuters) – A California university student who was taken off a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger heard him speaking Arabic was traumatized and he wants an apology, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said on Monday.
U.S. top court appears unlikely to revive Obama immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s bid to save his plan to spare millions of immigrants in the country illegally from deportation and give them work permits ran into trouble on Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case testing the limits …
Debt payments sinking Detroit Public Schools: transition manager
(Reuters) – Nearly $64 million in debt payments are sinking the Detroit Public Schools (DPS), underscoring the need for a long-term state legislative fix, according to a report released on Monday by the district’s state-appointed transition manager.
U.S. manhunt underway for brothers in Washington state murders
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A nationwide manhunt for brothers suspected in the presumed murder of a married couple in Washington state stretched into a second day on Monday after authorities said they uncovered evidence linking the “armed and dangerous” felons…
Former Virginia police officer pleads guilty to 2013 shooting
(Reuters) – A former Virginia police officer pleaded guilty on Monday to involuntary manslaughter for shooting an unarmed man in a Washington suburb in August 2013, his attorney said.
Ohio man accused of plotting gov’t attack can stand trial: judge
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday made a preliminary finding that an Ohio man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs was competent to stand trial.
One U.S. citizen confirmed dead in Ecuador quake: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One U.S. citizen is confirmed to have died in Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Despite spotlight, proving Flint lead damages no slam dunk
(Reuters) – Luke Waid drives 20 miles each day to shower at a relative’s place, hauls bottled water back to his Flint, Michigan, home and worries about his 2-year-old daughter’s irritability.
Hundreds of demonstrators arrested at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Approximately 300 people were arrested on Monday outside the U.S. Capitol as demonstrators entered their second week of protests on issues ranging from the financing of political campaigns to easing college students’ debt load.
