Dallas police officer dies, two others critical after attack at store
(Reuters) – One of the two Dallas police officers shot outside a Home Depot store died on Wednesday morning, the city’s mayor announced at a City Council meeting.
Facebook will not testify at U.S. House hearing on social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said Wednesday it has declined an invitation to testify at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Thursday on filtering practices by social media companies, a company spokesman said.
South Carolina prison workers indicted for contraband smuggling
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted 14 former South Carolina corrections employees on charges of smuggling contraband into prisons in exchange for bribes, the State newspaper reported on Wednesday.
U.S. cannot cut teen pregnancy prevention grants : federal judge
(Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from terminating grant funding for teen pregnancy prevention programs run by affiliates of Planned Parenthood, saying the decision was arbitrary.
Accused Waffle House killer in Nashville had laptop drive wiped – report
(Reuters) – The construction worker accused of shooting dead four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville had the hard drive on his laptop wiped last month, a local television station reported, citing the computer repair shop’s owner.
U.S. to seek court approval to terminate ‘outdated’ antitrust judgments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it plans to seek court approval to terminate “outdated” antitrust judgments that remain on the books throughout the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled they are likely to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious policies of his presidency.
Trump’s travel ban faces U.S. Supreme Court reckoning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the legality of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious actions of his …
United States to lower foreign arms sales surcharge: DSCA director
BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.S. government will reduce its administrative surcharge on foreign arms sales to 3.2 percent from 3.5 percent from June as part of a broader bid to make U.S. weapons more competitive internationally, a top U.S. official told Reu…
Texas to execute man convicted of killing two at birthday party
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to execute on Wednesday a man convicted of opening fire at a children’s birthday party in 2008, believing a rival gang member was present and fatally shooting a woman and her five-year-old granddaughter in a spray …
