United Technologies wins $2.5 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Technologies Aerospace Systems, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp, has been awarded a maximum $2.5 billion contract for aviation-related spare parts and related services, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Trump vows action on gun background checks after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON/TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to take steps to improve background checks for gun buyers in the wake of last week’s deadly Florida high school shooting as hundreds of students joined scattered pr…
More than $500,000 raised for 13 siblings held captive in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thirteen siblings in Southern California who authorities say were beaten, shackled and abused by their parents can count on more than $500,000 in donations that local groups have raised for their care.
New York man pleads guilty to attempting to support to Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former plumbing assistant from New York City pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to provide material support to Islamic State.
Lawsuits challenge Electoral College system in four U.S. states
BOSTON (Reuters) – A coalition that includes a Latino membership organization and a former Massachusetts governor filed lawsuits on Wednesday challenging how four U.S. states allocate their Electoral College votes in presidential elections.
Family of black man killed by Washington police get $3.5 million settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The city of Washington and the family of an unarmed black man shot to death by police in 2016 have agreed to a $3.5 million settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit, officials said on Wednesday.
New sealed charges brought in case against ex-Trump campaign manager
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New sealed criminal charges have been filed in federal court in the case brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller against two of President Donald Trump’s former campaign officials, a court record indicated on Wednesday.
Supreme Court declines to broaden whistleblower protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to broaden protections for corporate insiders who call out misconduct, ruling they must take claims of wrongdoing to the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to be shielded again…
U.S. hate groups proliferate in Trump’s first year, watchdog says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. hate groups expanded last year under President Donald Trump, fueled by his immigration stance and the perception that he sympathized with those espousing white supremacy, the Southern Poverty Law Center said on…
Laws have failed, say Florida survivors in push to limit gun sales
TALLAHASSEE, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of people including teenage survivors of last week’s deadly Florida high school mass shooting poured into the state capital Tallahassee on Wednesday demanding that lawmakers limit sales of assault rifle…
