Al Qaeda operative gets life sentence for killing soldiers, bomb plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man convicted of participating in a 2003 attack on American soldiers in Afghanistan that killed two people and plotting to bomb a U.S. embassy in West Africa was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
Police respond to reports of gunfire at college in Washington state
(Reuters) – Highline College near Seattle, Washington, ordered its campus on lockdown on Friday morning as police responded to unconfirmed reports of gunfire, according to the college and local police.
FBI was warned that accused Florida shooter could attack school
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday acknowledged that it mishandled a January tip that the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school had guns and the desire to kill.
U.S. Supreme Court weighs intervening in ‘Dreamers’ problem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court could say on Friday whether it will consider President Donald Trump’s appeal of a lower court decision blocking his order to end a program that shields hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deporta…
Gone with the wind: storms deepen Florida’s beach sand crunch
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla (Reuters) – Down the palm tree-lined roads of northeast Florida’s Flagler County, a half-dozen dump trucks are shuttling back and forth along the Atlantic coast pouring thousands of tons of sand onto the local beach.
Grief and anger as Florida prepares to bury victims of school massacre
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – As families prepared on Friday to bury victims of another U.S. mass shooting, grief mixed with anger amid signs of possible lapses in school security and indications that law enforcement may have missed clues about the suspec…
Britain’s Balfour says joint venture bags $1.95 billion U.S. airport contract
(Reuters) – Britain’s Balfour Beatty said on Friday its joint venture had won a $1.95 billion contract relating to building, financing and managing an airport transport system at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in the United States.
Telltale internet message may have foreshadowed Florida school massacre
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The 19-year-old man accused of shooting 17 people to death at a Florida high school legally purchased the assault rifle used in the killings and may have foreshadowed the attack in a social media comment investigated by the F…
Former NY City teacher, brother charged with attempted bomb-making
(Reuters) – A former New York City high school teacher and his brother were arrested on Thursday and charged with attempting to build an explosive device after an investigation by the FBI, according to authorities.
U.S. officials warn ‘intense’ flu season to continue, urge shots
(Reuters) – Adults who get a flu shot are 36 percent less likely to get the disease, while for children the figure was an unexpectedly high 59 percent, U.S. health officials said on Thursday, predicting that the current “intense” season could continue …
