New York firefighter killed in blaze on set of Bruce Willis movie
(Reuters) – A New York City firefighter was killed and five others including two firefighters were injured in a blaze in a historic building where a movie starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin was being filmed, local media reported and officials said …
Celebrity cash, kudos boost ‘March for Our Lives’ gun control campaign
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oprah Winfrey calls them “warriors of the light,” actor Bill Murray says the young Florida gun control campaigners remind him of the students who rallied to end the Vietnam War, and George Clooney has donated $500,000 to their c…
Maryland Republicans take electoral map fight to U.S. high court
THURMONT, Md. (Reuters) – When Maryland Democrats drew new U.S. House of Representatives district maps in 2011, long-time Republican voter Bill Eyler found himself removed from a conservative rural district and inserted into a liberal one encompassing …
Exclusive: Trump official quietly drops payday loan case, mulls others – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top cop for U.S. consumer finance has decided not to sue a payday loan collector and is weighing whether to drop cases against three payday lenders, said five people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Investigators seek clues whether Austin bomber worked alone
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Federal investigators were on Friday seeking clues about what motivated the 23-year-old man they say was responsible for the deadly Texas bombing spree and whether he had help building or planting his bombs.
Congress approves $1.3-trillion spending bill, sends to Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress voted early on Friday to approve a $1.3-trillion government funding bill with large increases in military and non-defense spending, sending it to President Donald Trump, who was expected to sign it into law.
Video of police shooting unarmed black man sparks protests in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Newly released video footage of police killing an unarmed black man in a barrage of gunfire in Sacramento, California, left the mayor “horrified” and sparked street protests on Thursday that gridlocked traffic in the stat…
Kentucky Senate passes bill restricting abortion procedure
(Reuters) – The Kentucky Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to ban a common abortion procedure once the patient reaches her 11th week of pregnancy, in what would amount to one of the strictest abortion limits yet in the United State…
Ex-Playboy model tells CNN she ‘was in love’ with Trump
(In this March 22 story, corrects paragraph 16 to say McDougal said she broke up with Trump in April 2007 not 2017.)
U.S. Missile Defense Agency budget boosted to $11.5 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency saw its 2018 budget jump to its highest level on record at $11.5 billion in an appropriations bill on Thursday as the agency’s head said he was exploring the use of armed drones to counteract North…
