Paul Ryan announces candidacy for House Speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican congressman Paul Ryan formally announced his candidacy for speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday after he nailed down crucial endorsements from Republican factions.
New York’s governor expands discrimination protections for transgender individuals
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo used his executive authority on Thursday to expand the state’s anti-discrimination law to include transgender people in what his office said was the most sweeping protections for transgender individuals in the…
Cemetery to seek permit after complaint about Ben Bradlee mausoleum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The cemetery housing the mausoleum of longtime Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee has agreed to comply with city regulations after coming under fire for lacking the required permits to build the memorial there, officials said on …
Colorado mine wastewater spill caused by EPA was preventable: report
DENVER (Reuters) – The release of 3 million gallons (11 million liters) of toxic wastewater from a defunct southwestern Colorado gold mine that was triggered by the Environmental Protection Agency was preventable, a government review of the spill concl…
Gold miners sue Oregon over new rules aimed at protecting salmon
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A consortium of gold miners has sued Oregon to overturn new rules barring motorized devices in waterways used by migrating salmon, while environmental groups say those rules are key to protecting threatened fish.
Latest U.S. border tunnel linked to drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Authorities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border have shut the 10th drug-smuggling tunnel to San Diego in more than a decade, a passageway Mexican authorities on Thursday attributed to the cartel of fugitive kingpin Joaquin “El…
Florida musician killed by plainclothes cop never fired gun: lawyer
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida musician who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway exit ramp never fired the handgun he was carrying and was running away at one point, lawyers for the …
Obama vetoes defense bill, sends it back to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, returning the measure to the Republican-controlled Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending to avoid automatic budget …
Obama says Black Lives Matter movement raises ‘legitimate issue’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the Black Lives Matter movement is raising a “legitimate issue” about African-Americans being treated unfairly in certain communities.
‘Drug courts’ scrutinized after shooting of New York City officer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fatal shooting of a New York City police officer on Tuesday has turned a spotlight on a court-mandated drug treatment program that kept the accused killer out of jail as part of a national effort to find alternatives to prison …
