NCAA to consider North Carolina to host NCAA championships | | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) said on Tuesday it will again consider North Carolina to host championship games after state lawmakers replaced a controversial law that restricted public bathroom access for transgender people. |
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| | Pennsylvania man who eluded manhunt goes on trial in trooper ambush | | EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania survivalist accused of killing a state trooper in a 2014 sniper attack goes on trial on Tuesday, in a case that had put the state's Pocono Mountain region on edge when the suspect evaded capture for weeks by hiding deep in the woods. |
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| | New Jersey teen pleads guilty in plot to assassinate the Pope | | (Reuters) - A New Jersey teen pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to terrorists in what media called an ISIS-inspired effort to kill Pope Francis in 2015 during a public Mass in Philadelphia, according to a statement by federal prosecutors. |
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California Senate approves bill curbing police immigration enforcement | | SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The California Senate approved legislation on Monday to restrict police agencies statewide in assisting federal efforts to deport illegal immigrants, after the bill was amended to give local law enforcement more leeway in dealing with those who are violent offenders. |
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| | Homeland Security announces steps against H1B visa fraud | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced steps on Monday to prevent the fraudulent use of H1B visas, used by employers to bring in specialized foreign workers temporarily, which appeared to fall short of President Donald Trump's campaign promises to overhaul the program. |
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