Appeals court leaves U.S. mercury pollution rules in place
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court said on Tuesday Obama administration regulations limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants can remain in effect while the government revises the rules in response to a recent Supreme Court ruli…
House to consider short-term extension of spending bill: Hoyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democratic leader, on Tuesday said lawmakers will consider a short-term extension of a spending bill, likely until Friday or Saturday, as negotiations continue with Republicans ove…
Court throws out ruling that invalidated Washington gun limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An appeals court on Tuesday threw out a judge’s ruling that said licensing requirements in the U.S. capital for people who want to carry concealed handguns outside the home likely violated the U.S. Constitution’s protection of th…
Maryland man charged with trying to support Islamic State
(Reuters) – A Maryland man has been charged with attempting to provide material support to Islamic State, the Justice Department said on Monday, becoming the latest of more than 70 people arrested by U.S. law enforcement authorities for suspected ties …
Obama opens White House doors to forge CEO alliances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who made few friends in corporate board rooms early in his first term as he pressed for tighter regulations on banks and remarked on the “fat cats” who helped precipitate the financial crisis, heads into his final year in the White House having built – or rebuilt – alliances with chief executives of the nation’s biggest companies.
Despite risks, U.S. border patrol tried to shorten polygraph tests for staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gil Kerlikowske, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, vowed at his Senate confirmation hearing in January 2014 to strengthen the integrity of the nation’s largest law enforcement force amid persistent complaints of corruption and abuse within its ranks.
U.S. police chiefs vulnerable as crime rates, media pressures rise
(Reuters) – U.S. police chiefs are facing rising job insecurity as they grapple with a jump in crime rates and greater scrutiny by media and federal authorities in the wake of videotaped shooting incidents involving cops nationwide.
Knocking down Detroit to revive it comes at a price
DETROIT (Reuters) – Nowhere in America bulldozes derelict homes with Detroit’s ferocity, as the city that has become a byword for U.S. urban decay seeks to engineer a recovery by tearing itself down.
California shooter messaged Facebook friends about support for jihad: LA Times
(Reuters) – One of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre, Tashfeen Malik, sent at least two private messages on Facebook to a small group of Pakistani friends in 2012 and 2014, pledging her support for Islamic jihad and saying she hoped to join t…
Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Seattle on Monday became the first U.S. city to pass a law giving drivers for Uber and Lyft the right to unionize, a new challenge to the ride companies’ success as they confront mounting dissatisfaction over how drivers are t…
