Accused Florida airport shooter to avoid death penalty in plea deal
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A U.S. Iraq war veteran agreed on Tuesday to plead guilty to killing five people at a Florida airport last year in exchange for prosecutors not pursuing the death penalty, a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors said.
U.S. clamps down on child-friendly packaging for e-cigarette liquids
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators issued warning letters to more than a dozen companies selling e-cigarette liquids for using child-friendly images in their packaging.
FAA requires inspections of additional engines after Southwest accident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it was implementing rules requiring additional inspections of fan blades in engines similar to the one that failed in a deadly Southwest Airlines accident last month in Pen…
‘Teachers’ Spring’ forcing lawmakers to find money for schools
(Reuters) – It has been called the “Teachers’ Spring” in the United States, with educators from five states staging an unprecedented wave of protests demanding increases in pay and school budgets.
Arizona teachers vow to keep striking as lawmakers negotiate
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona teachers vowed to continue their walkout over salaries and school funding on Tuesday as lawmakers considered a proposal advanced by the governor and legislative leaders for ending the latest in a string of statewide protests…
Central American ‘caravan’ women and children enter U.S., defying Trump
SAN YSIDRO PORT OF ENTRY (Reuters) – Hopes rose on Tuesday among a caravan of migrants who traveled from Central America to seek asylum in the United States after U.S. border authorities allowed the first small group of women and children entry from Me…
Father of Parkland shooting victim files wrongful death lawsuit
(Reuters) – The father of a student killed during the Parkland, Florida high school mass shooting filed on Monday a wrongful death lawsuit against a former deputy sheriff who he accused of failing in his duty to confront the shooter, calling him a “cow…
Eight women, children from Central American ‘caravan’ first to enter U.S.
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Eight women and children from a Central American caravan entered U.S. territory to seek asylum on Monday, sparking celebrations among companions after a month-long trail across Mexico that led President Donald Trump to deman…
Trump campaign aide Manafort sued by bankruptcy trustee over California property deal
(Reuters) – A bankruptcy trustee has filed a lawsuit against Paul Manafort in California alleging that he falsely claimed he was a creditor owed $2.7 million in a failed real estate deal with his former son-in-law.
First women, children from Central American ‘caravan’ enter U.S. seeking asylum
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Eight women and children from a Central American caravan entered U.S. territory to seek asylum on Monday, after a month-long journey through Mexico that drew President Donald Trump’s wrath.
