Orlando nightclub shooter’s father was FBI informant: widow’s defense
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A widow on trial for aiding her late husband, the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, should have a mistrial declared, defense lawyers said, arguing that prosecutors withheld access to important evidence…
Trump lawyer tells porn star ‘cease and desist’ after interview: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, demanded Stormy Daniels “cease and desist” after the adult-film star said in a “60 Minutes” TV interview that she was threatened with violence to stay silent about an alleg…
Porn star Stormy Daniels says she was threatened to keep silence on Trump: TV interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An adult-film actress who claims she had sex with Donald Trump before he was president said on Sunday she had been threatened in 2011 while in a parking lot with her infant daughter to discourage her from discussing the relations…
Air Canada jet makes emergency landing at airport outside Washington
(Reuters) – An Air Canada passenger jet with 67 people aboard made an emergency landing on Sunday evening at an airport outside Washington after pilots observed smoke in the cockpit, but no injuries were reported, the airline said.
Porn star says she was threatened to keep silence on Trump: TV interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An adult-film actress who claims she had sex with Donald Trump before he was president said on Sunday she had been threatened in 2011 while in a parking lot with her infant daughter to discourage her from discussing the relations…
U.S. gun control movement pushing Congress to act: lawmakers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The youth-led U.S. gun control movement that flexed its public muscle with huge weekend rallies has already nudged Congress to enact minor firearms changes, but must remain active if it hopes to win more meaningful regulations, law…
Americans less likely to trust Facebook than rivals on personal data: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Fewer than half of Americans trust Facebook to obey U.S. privacy laws, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday, illustrating the challenge facing the social media network after a scandal over its handlin…
Two West Virginia firefighters killed, three injured after truck flips
(Reuters) – Two firefighters died and three were injured when a fire truck flipped over while racing to a triple fatality car wreck in West Virginia on Saturday night, officials said.
Austin bomb suspect called self a ‘psychopath,’ congressman says
(Reuters) – The 23-year-old Texan blamed for a deadly Austin bombing spree described himself as a psychopath and showed no remorse in a confession he taped before blowing himself up as police closed in to arrest him, a U.S. congressman said on Saturday…
‘Vote them out!’: Thousands register to vote at U.S. gun-control marches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Voter registration activists fanned out among young Americans who marched for tighter gun laws on Saturday, signing up thousands of first-time voters who vowed to eject lawmakers who oppose gun controls.
