Suspect in Florida school massacre charged with 17 murders
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man who had been expelled from his Florida high school was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday, after authorities said he unleashed one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Trump says will make schools safer after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for healing and peace one day after a gunman killed at least 17 people at a Florida high school, saying his administration would work to improve school safety and address mental illn…
Trump administration wary about bipartisan Senate immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration stuck to its hardline immigration approach on Thursday and suggested it would not support a bipartisan U.S. Senate proposal to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants and tighten border security…
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to face U.S trial in September
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Thursday set a Sep. 5 trial date for Joaquin Guzman, the Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo” who is jailed in the United States on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges.
Speaker Ryan wants to fix possible legal gaps on guns and mental health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday lawmakers should close any possible legal gaps that may allow the mentally ill to obtain guns, as the country reeled from a school shooting that killed 17 and a yea…
Cohen’s Point72 wants lawsuit over hostility to women sent to arbitration
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen asked a U.S. judge to force a female executive to arbitrate her claims that his firm, Point72 Asset Management LP, maintains a hostile working environment where women are mistreated and paid les…
U.S. court says Trump travel ban unlawfully discriminates against Muslims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating on the basis of religion, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday in another legal setback…
Accused Florida high school gunman charged with 17 murders
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man who had been expelled from his Florida high school was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday, after authorities say he unleashed one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
U.S. fines U.S. Bancorp $613 million for money-laundering violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department announced criminal charges against U.S. Bancorp on Thursday, alleging the bank willfully failed to have a sufficient anti-money laundering program, and reached a $613 million settlement.
Senate faces showdown over immigration and ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration remained insistent on hardline immigration measures on Thursday as the U.S. Senate prepared to vote on various legislative proposals to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants and to tighten border security.
