Second winter storm in a week heads to New York region
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and surrounding states were gearing up for a second winter storm within a week on Wednesday, with less wind but more snow predicted this time around as thousands remain without power from the last nor’easter.
Florida lawmakers near final action on gun-school safety bill
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida state lawmakers neared a final vote on Wednesday on a gun-safety package that would raise the legal age for buying rifles, impose a three-day waiting period on all firearms sales and allow the arming of some publ…
Five facts on the discovery of WW2 warship ‘Lady Lex’
(Reuters) – The wreck of the USS Lexington, an American warship sunk in a Pacific naval battle during the Second World War, has been found by a team working for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Detained asylum seeker released after suing Trump administration
(Reuters) – Federal authorities have released a Congolese woman seeking asylum with her daughter in the U.S. after she accused the Trump administration of unfairly separating immigrants like herself from their children, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
Stormy Daniels sues Trump over ‘hush agreement’
(Reuters) – Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, alleging he never signed a nondisclosure agreement to keep her quiet about an “intimate” relationship between them.
After tariff fight loss, Trump economic adviser Cohn quits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gary Cohn, the top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and a voice for Wall Street in the White House, said on Tuesday he would resign, a move that came after he lost a fight over Trump’s plans for hefty steel and alu…
U.S. Justice Department sues California over ‘sanctuary’ policies
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department sued the state of California over so-called “sanctuary” policies that try to protect illegal immigrants against deportation, ramping up a confrontation over whether local police should en…
Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after tariffs dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gary Cohn, the top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and a voice for Wall Street in the White House, said on Tuesday he would resign, a move that came after he lost a fight over Trump’s plans for hefty steel and alu…
Florida school shooting victim files legal notice to sue local government
(Reuters) – A lawyer for a student wounded in February’s mass shooting at a Florida high school on Monday filed a legal notice of intent to sue the county sheriff’s office and the school district for failing to protect the students.
Student arrested over threats to New York’s Utica College
(Reuters) – A 23-year-old Utica College student was arrested on Tuesday over threatening calls he is suspected of making that led to a lockdown at the upstate New York school the previous day, police said.
