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Tax bill preserves tax break for Las Vegas stadium, convention center

The House had sought to eliminate the tax exemption for bonds used to build professional sports stadiums, but the provision was removed during the GOP leadership’s conference negotiations.

 
Crews take advantage of calmer winds in California wildfires

Crews trying to corral Southern California’s enormous wildfire hope to take advantage of a two-day window of calmer winds before potentially dangerous gusts return at mid-week, officials said Monday.

Charlottesville police chief retires after report on deadly rally

The police chief of Charlottesville, Virginia, announced his retirement on Monday, about two weeks after a report faulted his department and others for failing to protect public safety during a white nationalist rally in August that turned deadly.

 
President Trump announces new national security strategy

President Donald Trump declared a new national security strategy on Monday, stressing the “America first” message of his 2016 campaign and faulting previous U.S. leaders for failing to measure up to it and look out for the nation’s citizens.

Man arrested after trying to get onto US military base in England

U.S. military personnel fired shots on Monday as they stopped a man who tried to force his way into a British military base used by the U.S. Air Force, police said, although a security source said it was not thought to be a terrorism incident.

 
At least 3 dead in Amtrak derailment in Washington state

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least three people, injuring dozens and crushing two vehicles, authorities said.