New York police sergeant cleared in deadly shooting of woman: union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police sergeant was found not guilty of all charges on Thursday in the 2016 death of a emotionally disturbed woman whom he shot as she wielded a baseball bat in her apartment, the officer’s union said.
FBI was warned about accused Florida gunman but unable to locate him
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned last year about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday.
U.S. senator questions FEMA over Puerto Rico contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Senate’s budget panel has questioned the federal disaster response agency about two contracts totaling more than $180 million, awarded to companies that failed to deliver the goods to hurricane-hit Puerto Ric…
Rights group sues to block Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The ACLU filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging an Ohio law that criminalizes abortions if a doctor performing a termination is aware that the woman has received a diagnosis that her fetus has Down syndrome.
FBI was warned about alleged Florida gunman, could not locate
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned last year about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people in his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday.
Congress urges railroads to meet looming safety deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of a congressional committee on Thursday urged U.S. railroads and transit agencies to meet a looming deadline to install an anti-crash technology called positive train control after a series of recent crashes.
White House rejects bipartisan Senate immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House rejected on Thursday a bipartisan U.S. Senate proposal to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants and tighten border security, saying it would weaken enforcement of current law and produce a flood of illegal immigratio…
Citizens United loses free speech appeal over New York donor rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a constitutional challenge by the conservative group Citizens United to New York state’s requirement that registered charities disclose their donors annually.
Washington state likely to deny permits for Trump oil drilling plan: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Washington state is preparing to reject land leases and easements to stymie the Trump administration’s plan to allow oil drilling off its shores, an official of the Pacific northwest state said on Thursday.
U.S. Bancorp to pay $613 million for money-laundering violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $613 million settlement with U.S. Bancorp over charges that it willfully failed to have an adequate anti-money-laundering program, the department said on Thursday.
