Southwest focuses on older engines in probe of deadly jet explosion
(Reuters) – The wrecked engine of a Southwest Airlines Co jet was being examined on Wednesday by U.S. air safety officials investigating why it blew up in mid air, killing a passenger in the country’s first deadly airline accident in nine years.
New York governor to allow 35,000 paroled felons to vote
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State plans to restore voting rights to about 35,000 New York felons on parole who previously were barred from casting a ballot until they completed their parole, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.
Trump lawyer, U.S. prosecutors propose candidates to review seized files
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors and lawyers for President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen have asked a judge to consider several candidates to review whether documents seized from Cohen in FBI raids are protected by attorney-cli…
Emboldened by #MeToo, ‘mad as hell’ women take spotlight at Cosby retrial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – As Bill Cosby approached a Pennsylvania courthouse for the beginning of his retrial on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting a one-time friend, a bare-breasted protester ran toward him shouting: “Women’s lives matter.”…
Puerto Rico hit by island-wide power blackout
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A power line failure in southern Puerto Rico cut electricity to almost all 3.4 million residents on Wednesday, the latest in a string of operational and political headaches for the U.S. territory’s bankrupt, storm-ravaged power uti…
In singer Prince’s death, Minnesota prosecutor decides whether to file charges
(Reuters) – A Minnesota prosecutor will on Thursday announce whether anyone will be criminally charged in the death of pop star Prince, who died two years ago from an opioid overdose, authorities said.
U.S. appeals court says Ohio cannot block Planned Parenthood funds
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked an Ohio law that would cut federal taxpayer funding to 28 Planned Parenthood clinics, holding that conditions it imposed that denied funds to abortion providers were unconstitutional.
Pompeo nomination runs into more U.S. Senate Democrat opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday he will oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, making it unlikely he will have the committee’s backing be…
Syrian sanctioned for smuggling people to U.S. border: Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Syrian man accused of trafficking Syrian and Lebanese nationals to the U.S. border was sanctioned on Wednesday by the U.S. Treasury, which said it was intent on disrupting his “prolific human smuggling operations” around the gl…
Push for ‘Dreamer’ immigration bill gains steam in U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday urged Speaker Paul Ryan to schedule debate on bills to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, in a move aimed at reviving a push that sputte…
