Louisiana AG orders security investigation as Biden directs resources to help New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill ordered on Monday an investigation into safety and security deficiencies in New Orleans, where an Army veteran sped around a police blockade and raced down Bourbon Street, killing
Exxon Mobil sues California attorney general, environmental groups
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit on Monday against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, court records show. The lawsuit filed in the federal court in Beaumont, Texas includes a cause of action
Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland after his father mused about the US taking control of it
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory weeks after his father renewed suggestions that the U.S. could somehow take control of it. The younger Trump is going
Minneapolis council approves police oversight following George Floyd probe
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -Minneapolis’ City Council voted on Monday to agree to systemic reforms to its police department and to submit the department to outside oversight after a U.S. federal investigation spurred by the 2020 murder
On anniversary of US Capitol attack, Proud Boys ex-leader asks Trump for pardon
By Nathan Layne and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four years after supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to thwart certification of the 2020 election result, a mastermind of the
Two Indian companies indicted in US for importing ingredients used in opioid fentanyl
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said on
Biden signs RFK Stadium land bill into law, a step toward potential Commanders stadium in Washington
President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that transfers the land that includes the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to city control, the next step to potentially pave the way for the NFL’s Washington
US eases restrictions on Syria while keeping sanctions in place
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Monday eased some restrictions on Syria’s transitional government to allow the entry of humanitarian aid after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad last month. The U.S. Treasury issued a general
Judge finds Giuliani in civil contempt in 2020 election workers’ case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A judge on Monday found Rudy Giuliani to be in civil contempt of court in a case brought by two Georgia election workers that the former New York City Mayor falsely
US cyber watchdog says no indication breach at Treasury hit other federal agencies
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. cyber watchdog agency CISA said on Monday there was “no indication” the recently reported breach at the U.S. Treasury Department had affected any other federal agency. Late last month
