States ask U.S. top court to block Obama carbon emissions plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of U.S. states led by coal producer West Virginia and oil producer Texas on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on President Barack Obama’s plan to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants to combat …
Answers to U.S. gun violence in communities, not Washington: experts
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Advances in curtailing gun violence in the United States are far more likely to come from local efforts than Washington, despite it being a hot topic of debate among presidential candidates, according to a panel of public he…
Chicago architect’s design selected for U.S. World War One memorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A park-like design by a Chicago architect was selected for the National World War I Memorial in Washington on Tuesday, the project’s organizers said.
Georgia officer who fatally shot black man resigns after murder indictment
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A white police officer facing murder and other criminal charges in the shooting death of an unarmed, naked black man quit his post with an Atlanta-area law enforcement agency on Tuesday, his attorney said.
No evidence of shots fired at Naval Medical Center: officials
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A report of an active shooter and shots fired at the U.S. Naval Medical Center in San Diego triggered a heavy law enforcement response on Tuesday but was apparently unfounded, Navy officials said.
Oregon judge who refused to perform gay marriages should lose job: panel
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon judge who has refused to perform gay marriages and has drawn a formal ethics complaint for a raft of other issues should lose his job, a judicial commission leading an investigation into his conduct has found, court…
Anti-abortion activists had fake ID’s for filming: Texas court papers
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two anti-abortion campaigners who secretly filmed a Planned Parenthood official discussing fetal tissue procurement used fake driver’s licenses to enter the group’s offices, court papers released in Texas on Tuesday said.
Reward quadrupled for capture of three California jail escapees
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Reuters) – Authorities in Southern California have quadrupled the reward for information leading to the capture of an accused killer and two other men charged with violent felonies who continued to elude a manhunt four days after bre…
Sanders and Clinton battle for youth vote with college plans
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are fighting to be best in class on an issue that resonates loudly with young Americans – runaway student debt.
Surge of Americans tests limits of Cuba’s tourism industry
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s tourism industry is under unprecedented strain and struggling to meet demand with record numbers of visitors arriving a year after detente with the United States renewed interest in the Caribbean island.
