Oregon attorney general ‘appalled’ by probe of Black Lives Matter
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon’s attorney general is investigating the state’s digital surveillance of Twitter users who wrote #BlackLivesMatter and other hashtags and has put one employee on leave, saying she was “appalled” by her department’s prof…
Wind, snow sweep U.S. Plains, Lake Michigan faces 20-foot waves
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A weather system packing high winds and snow moved through the U.S. High Plains on Wednesday, bringing with it tornadoes and warnings of whiteouts and dangerous road conditions.
U.S. justices’ 2007 climate change ruling looms over immigration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The conservative legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, in line for U.S. Supreme Court review, would force the justices to wrestle with their own conflicting votes on when states have a legal…
Wind, snow sweep U.S. Plains, Lake Michigan faces 20-foot waves
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A weather system packing high winds and snow moved through the U.S. High Plains on Wednesday, bringing with it tornadoes and warnings of whiteouts and dangerous road conditions.
Suspect in shooting of Texas judge held on separate charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man seen by police as a person of interest in the shooting of a Texas judge in Austin last week was ordered on Wednesday by a judge in Houston to be held without bond on a separate murder charge in that city.
Venezuelan first lady’s nephews arrested in U.S. drug case: source
NEW YORK/CARACAS (Reuters) – Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been arrested and brought to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Native Americans oppose stripping protection from Yellowstone grizzlies
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Native American tribes on Wednesday called for the U.S. government to halt plans to strip grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone of Endangered Species Act protection because it would open the way for trophy hunting in Idaho a…
Dallas dog who stood guard over fallen friend goes home
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Great Pyrenees who dragged his canine companion off a Dallas road after she was fatally hit by a car and was seen standing watch in a widely circulated photograph will be reunited with his family, animal rescuers said on Wednesday….
Connecticut’s budget shortfall to double next fiscal year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A shortfall in Connecticut’s tax revenues will accelerate next year to reach a total of more than $600 million over its two-year budget period in a further blow to the fiscally struggling state, a report by budget officials shows.
Two Houston daycare workers file complaint after firing over transgender child
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two Houston-area daycare workers who say they were fired from their jobs for refusing to identify a 6-year-old girl as a transgender boy said they have filed a federal complaint against their former employer.
