Florida man kills four children, himself during standoff: police
(Reuters) – A Florida man killed four children and shot a police officer before he took his own life, ending a daylong standoff with police on Monday, police said.
U.S. opens inquiry into gynecologist scandal at University of Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department has opened an investigation into how the University of Southern California handled complaints that a longtime campus health clinic gynecologist sexually harassed or abused his patients during pelvic…
Orlando rally marks second anniversary of nightclub mass shooting
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters, including survivors from two of Florida’s deadliest modern mass shootings, staged a rally in Orlando on Monday to call for tougher firearms restrictions two years after a gunman killed 49 people at the …
Trump economic adviser Kudlow in ‘good’ condition after heart attack
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, a staunch defender of President Donald Trump’s tough stance on global trade, was in good condition in a Washington-area hospital after suffering a heart attack, the White House said o…
White House economic adviser Kudlow has heart attack: Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, a staunch defender of President Donald Trump’s tough stance on global trade, suffered a heart attack and was being treated on Monday at a Washington-area hospital, Trump said in a tw…
Driving winds fan Colorado wildfire, 2,000 homes under evacuation
DENVER (Reuters) – Gusting winds and stubborn hot, dry weather in southwestern Colorado helped stoke a largely uncontrolled wildfire that grew by nearly a third to more than 22,000 acres (8,900 hectares) on Monday, with more than 2,000 homes under evac…
Driving winds fan Colorado wildfire, 2,000 homes under evacuation
DENVER (Reuters) – Gusting winds and stubborn hot, dry weather in southwestern Colorado helped stoke a largely uncontrolled wildfire that grew by nearly a third to more than 22,000 acres (8,900 hectares) on Monday, with more than 2,000 homes under evac…
Oregon lawmakers demand immigration detainees have access to lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats from Oregon said on Monday they are fearful that immigration detainees being held in a federal prison in Sheridan do not have access to lawyers for advice on their civil immigration cases.
Washington police say found no shooter in sweep of Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police in Washington responded to reports of an active shooter at the Justice Department headquarters on Monday, but a spokeswoman said officers found no shooter in a sweep of the building.
U.S. attorney general curbs asylum for immigrant victims of violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday overturned a grant of asylum to a Salvadoran domestic abuse victim, potentially excluding immigrants seeking refuge from sexual, gang and other forms of violence in their home countri…
