Delta Air liable for just $50 for injured kitten: NY state court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Delta Air Lines Inc is liable for only $50 to a New York woman whose 8-week-old Savannah kitten suffered a broken hip while being shipped by the carrier to LaGuardia Airport.
U.S. House passes bill to help schools combat gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to help schools and local law enforcement prevent gun violence, one month after the mass shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people.
‘ENOUGH’: Student walkout sends message on gun violence
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. students spilled out of classrooms by the tens of thousands on Wednesday, chanting slogans like “No more silence” and “We want change” as part of a coast-to-coast protest over gun violence prompted by last month’s massac…
‘Haunted by the tragedy,’ Columbine joins U.S. gun violence walkouts
LITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) – Like most of her friends at Columbine High School, Abigail Orton had not yet been born when a shooting attack at her school in a Denver suburb left 15 people dead and horrified the country.
Suspected Florida school shooter silent in court, judge enters not-guilty plea
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FBI official scorned by Trump may be fired days before retirement: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The former FBI deputy director scheduled to retire on Sunday, Andrew McCabe, may be fired over allegations that he misled investigators about sharing sensitive information with the media, which would make him ineligible for full …
Trump backs bill on school safety: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would sign a bill aimed at preventing school violence like the mass shooting that killed 17 people in Florida last month, which the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to pass later on Wednesday.
Game of musical chairs follows Pennsylvania’s special election
(Reuters) – Democrat Conor Lamb claimed victory on Wednesday in a razor-close election in a Pennsylvania district that President Donald Trump won easily in 2016, but he may soon have to start campaigning again – in a different district against a differ…
In warning for Trump, Democrats claim win in Pennsylvania
CANONSBURG, Pa./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans sounded alarms on Wednesday after Democrats claimed victory in a Pennsylvania congressional election seen as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s performance, although the vote tally remained …
Trump would sign Republican bill on school safety, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is ready to sign a bill aimed at preventing school violence like the mass shooting that killed 17 in Florida last month, which would boost funding for coordination between schools and law enforcement and wh…
