Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. California to pull troops from border in apparent riposte to Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom is poised to withdraw all 360 state troops from the U.S.-Mexico border, in an apparent rebuttal of President Donald Trump's stance that there is a national security crisis there, media said on Monday. In his upcoming State of the State address on Tuesday, the Democratic governor will say he is giving the National Guard a new mission so they do not participate in "political theater," the Los Angeles Times newspaper and other media reported. Five minors charged with murder of Nashville musician

Five juveniles are charged with shooting and killing a musician in Nashville, Tennessee outside his home after he refused to hand over his car keys, authorities said. The three boys and two girls, ranging in age from 12 to 16, were in a stolen pickup truck when they encountered Kyle Yorlets, 24, outside his home on Thursday and took his wallet, the Metropolitan Nashville Police said. Denver teachers to walk out of classrooms in strike over wages

Several thousand Denver public school teachers were expected to walk off the job on Monday in the first strike in Colorado's largest school district in 25 years. Negotiations between the teachers' union and the school district broke down over the weekend over whether to prioritize general wage increases or incentives for teachers working in high-poverty areas and challenging classrooms. Thousands of dogs vie for Best in Show at New York's Westminster contest

The annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens in New York on Monday, with nearly 3,000 competitors vying for an array of trophies, including Best in Show, the most prestigious title in the rarefied world of pedigree dog breeding. This year's two-day event draws challengers from all 50 U.S. states and 14 other countries, including Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Canada and Japan, the club said in a statement about the 143rd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held at Madison Square Garden. Jury in 'El Chapo's' U.S. trial to begin second week of deliberations

Jurors are expected to begin their second week of deliberations on Monday morning in the trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who rose to fame as Mexico's most feared drug kingpin and now faces life in prison if found guilty. The 12 jurors began deliberating in federal court in Brooklyn last Monday, and were dismissed for the week on Thursday afternoon. The lack of a verdict in the first week seemed to please Guzman, who grinned and hugged one of his lawyers before he was led out of the courtroom. For Parkland survivors, a year of political gains and unresolved pain

A year after the deadliest high-school shooting in U.S. history, students from Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School look back with pride on the network they have built to stem the country's epidemic of gun violence through the ballot box. Even so, it has been difficult for many to come to terms with the trauma of Feb. 14, 2018, when a former Stoneman student with an assault gun massacred 17 people at the Parkland, Florida campus. Blizzard blankets Seattle, more snow forecast

A series of winter storms, packing heavy snow and gusty winds, grounded flights and knocked out power for tens of thousands of people in the Pacific Northwest, where forecasters predicted more snow could fall on Sunday. Seattle residents woke on Saturday to the rare sight of their city covered in white as the National Weather Service kept winter storm warnings in effect for much of the region. First U.S. tax filings under Trump's overhaul off to slow start

The first U.S. tax filing season under the overhaul that President Donald Trump signed into law at the end of 2017 got off to a slow start in the first week, with data released on Friday showing a significant drop in returns and refunds. According to the Internal Revenue Service, the total number of returns received in the week ending Feb. 1, 16.04 million, was down 12.4 percent from the week that ended on Feb. 2, 2018. Only 13.31 million returns were processed, down 25.8 percent from the year before. The average refund of $1,865 was 8.4 percent smaller than the average refund in the period last year. Virginia Democrats float impeachment against lieutenant governor

A draft resolution calling for the impeachment of Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Democrat, has been circulating among Virginia Democrats over allegations of sexual assault, and might be introduced as soon as Monday. Fairfax is one of three top Virginia Democrats embroiled in scandals, including the governor and attorney general. He denies the allegations brought by two women. Suspect in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre due in court on Monday

The man accused of a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting rampage that killed 11 people during Sabbath prayers was due to be arraigned in federal court on Monday, charged with dozens of offenses including murder and hate crimes. Robert Bowers, who had frequently posted anti-Semitic slurs and conspiracy theories online, is accused of bursting into the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27 armed with three handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, then firing on congregants as he shouted "All Jews must die." The shooting in the heart of the city's heavily Jewish Squirrel Hill neighborhood marked the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.