U.S. Transportation Secretary seeks probe of fatal Florida bridge collapse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asked the department’s inspector general to probe whether a federally funded pedestrian bridge that collapsed and killed six in Florida complied with all rules, her office said on Tuesday.
Trump loses bid to dismiss accuser’s defamation lawsuit
(Reuters) – A woman who said Donald Trump sexually harassed her after she appeared on his former reality show “The Apprentice” can proceed with her defamation suit against him, a New York state judge ruled on Tuesday, raising the possibility of the U.S…
Maryland high school shooter dies after gunfight with officer: sheriff
GREAT MILLS, Md. (Reuters) – A 17-year-old student shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday morning before dying after exchanging gunfire with a campus security officer, the county sheriff said.
Judge blocks Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks in a ruling handed down one day after the state’s governor signed the measure.
Fifth device explodes in Texas; White House sees no link to terrorism
AUSTIN/SCHERTZ, Texas (Reuters) – A package bomb blew up at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio on Tuesday, hastening investigators to seek the public’s help in determining if there is any link to four homemade bombs that have rocked the state…
Maryland high school shooter dies after exchange with officer: sheriff
(Reuters) – A student who shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday morning, died after exchanging gunfire with a campus security officer, the county sheriff said.
EPA chief’s security detail on Italy trip cost $30,000: document
(Reuters) – The U.S. government spent over $30,000 on personal security for Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt during his trip last year to Italy, according to documents obtained by a watchdog group that said the spending was irresponsi…
U.S. high court skeptical toward California law on anti-abortion centers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A California law that requires Christian-based facilities that steer pregnant women away from abortion to post notices about the availability of state-subsidized abortions ran into trouble at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, wi…
TSA says doesn’t search phones, devices of air travelers for content
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration, responding to a lawsuit, said on Tuesday it does not search devices like the mobile phones of air travelers for electronic content.
Shooter wounds two students at Maryland school, armed officer ends attack
(Reuters) – A student shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday morning before exchanging fire with a campus security officer, who ended the attack by wounding the shooter, the county sheriff said.
