Former FBI chief says Trump’s leadership style ‘strikingly similar’ to mob boss
(Reuters) – Former FBI director James Comey on Tuesday told late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert that the way U.S. President Donald Trump leads is “strikingly similar” to a mob boss.
‘Angels’ and training help former fighter pilot save Southwest flight
(Reuters) – The pilot who safely landed a stricken Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday got her first flying experience in the U.S. Navy, touching down F-18 fighter jets at 150 miles per hour on aircraft carriers.
Bump stock maker Slide Fire to stop taking orders
(Reuters) – Slide Fire Solutions said on Tuesday it would shut down its website and stop taking orders from next month for bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like a machine gun.
Trump Tweets support for American pastor on trial in Turkey
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his support on Tuesday for Pastor Andrew Brunson, who is on trial in Turkey on charges he was linked to a group accused of orchestrating a failed 2016 military coup, in a case that has compounded strains i…
One dead after engine explodes midair on Southwest flight
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An engine on a Southwest Airlines flight with 149 people aboard exploded and broke apart in mid-air on Tuesday, killing one passenger and nearly sucking another out of a shattered window, according to airline and federal author…
San Diego County backs Trump challenge to California ‘sanctuary’ law
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego County leaders voted on Tuesday to join the Trump administration’s court challenge to a California law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, amid a conservative backlash to the so-called sanctuary mo…
Barbara Bush, wife and mother of U.S. presidents, dies at 92
(Reuters) – Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, died on Tuesday, the Bush family said. She was 92.
Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92
(Reuters) – Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, died on Tuesday, the Bush family said. She was 92.
Former FBI agent pleads guilty to leaking secrets to reporter: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI agent accused of leaking government secrets to a reporter pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two criminal counts related to retaining and disclosing defense information, the Justice Department said.
Comey’s tell-all book piques readers’ interest, stoked by Trump’s fury
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Diane Kacprowski showed up at 57th Street Books in Chicago early on Tuesday on a mission to be one of the first to snap up a copy of James Comey’s scalding memoir about his time at the helm of the FBI and his abrupt firing by Presid…
