Maryland firm settles U.S. charges over bribes to Russian official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland-based company has agreed to pay $2 million to settle charges that it bribed a Russian official to win contracts to ship uranium to the United States, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
Two victims of Texas package bomb were son and mother
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two victims of a parcel bomb that exploded on Monday at a house in Austin, Texas, were identified as 17-year-old Draylen Mason and his mother, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday.
New Jersey governor proposes tax hikes, legal marijuana in first budget
TRENTON, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy presented his first budget on Tuesday, turning sharply from the previous administration with sweeping proposals to hike taxes and spending on new initiatives that Republicans warned could drive …
Florida prosecutor seeking death penalty for accused Parkland gunman
(Reuters) – Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the former student accused of murdering 17 people in a shooting spree last month at a Parkland high school, according to a notice filed in court on Tuesday.
Gun control bills wait in Congress despite public support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An unexpected resurgence of gun control proposals following last month’s shooting at a Florida high school is showing signs of ebbing in the U.S. Congress, where a bill to strengthen a national background check for gun ownership …
Florida prosecutor seeks death penalty for accused Parkland gunman
(Reuters) – Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the former student accused of murdering 17 people in a shooting spree last month at a Parkland high school, according to a notice filed in court on Tuesday.
U.S. sues New York City subway operator over disabled access
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday sued the agencies that run New York City’s subway, claiming they failed to make a Bronx station accessible to disabled people despite an expensive renovation.
NJ governor proposes tax hikes, legal marijuana in first budget
TRENTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy presented his first budget on Tuesday for $37.4 billion, turning sharply from the previous administration with proposals to hike taxes on millionaires, close loopholes for hedge funds and big business…
Tijuana residents laugh at border wall prototypes, call Trump ‘loco’
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican residents of a poor Tijuana slum in the shadow of eight prototypes of U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned border wall called the project a waste of money and laughed at the idea the monolithic slabs will stop despe…
Bus carrying students crashes in Alabama, killing driver
(Reuters) – A bus carrying dozens of Texas high school band members home from a trip to Disney World plunged into a ravine off of an interstate highway in Alabama on Tuesday, killing its driver and injuring several others, authorities said.
