15-year-old boy charged with murder and assault in Kentucky school shooting: report
(Reuters) – Gabe Parker, 15, was charged with two counts of murder and 14 counts of first-degree assault in the January shooting at a Kentucky high school, the Courier-Journal newspaper reported on Friday.
U.S. charges Russians with 2016 U.S. election tampering to boost Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian propaganda arm oversaw a criminal and espionage conspiracy to tamper in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to support Donald Trump and disparage Hillary Clinton, said an indictment released on Friday that revealed more…
Yemeni man pleads guilty in U.S. to trying to join Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Yemen-born New York City resident on Friday pleaded guilty to attempting to provide support to Islamic State, admitting that he tried to join the organization and urged someone else to join too.
FBI admits failure to act on Florida school gunman, draws anger
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday that it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man now accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school possessed a gun, the desire to kill and the potential to com…
Russians charged with 2016 U.S. election tampering to boost Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian Internet agency and more than a dozen Russians interfered in the 2016 U.S. election campaign in a multi-pronged effort to support Donald Trump and disparage rival Hillary Clinton, the U.S. Special Counsel said in an ind…
Gunfire rumors prompt brief lockdown at Washington state college
(Reuters) – A college near Seattle locked down its campus for about two hours on Friday, prompting police to respond to reports of gunfire that turned out to be unfounded, according to the college and police.
Trump had affair with Playboy model: New Yorker report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump had an affair with a Playboy model at the same time he was in a relationship with a porn star and the National Enquirer tabloid paid the model $150,000 to prevent her story being made public, the New Y…
U.S. top court mulls whether to take up ‘Dreamers’ dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday discussed in private how to handle President Donald Trump’s appeal of a judge’s decision blocking his plan to end protections for young illegal immigrants dubbed “Dreamers,” and the nine justices …
FBI failed to act on tip accused Florida gunman wanted to kill
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday said it mishandled a January tip that the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people in Florida had guns and the potential to carry out a school shooting.
Police respond to rumors of gunfire at college in Washington state
(Reuters) – A college near Seattle locked down its campus on Friday morning as police responded to unconfirmed reports of gunfire, according to the college and police.




