Woman stabbed to death, man wounded at Massachusetts library
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts man armed with a hunting knife stabbed a 22-year-old woman to death at a public library in an unprovoked attack on Saturday and wounded a man who tried to come to her aid, a prosecutor said.
Delta, United Airlines become latest companies to cut NRA ties
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines and United Airlines on Saturday became the latest major corporations to sever marketing ties with the National Rifle Association as the fallout from last week’s massacre at a Florida high school took its toll on the…
Prestigious U.S. colleges won’t reject students who protest guns
(Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. colleges and universities, including at least three Ivy League schools, have said their application processes will not consider disciplinary action taken against high school students who protest last week’s massacre at a Flor…
Florida students take on NRA, set eyes on midterm elections
(Reuters) – In the week since 17 of David Hogg’s classmates and teachers were gunned down in Florida, he and his fellow high schoolers have launched a movement that reshaped the gun control debate almost overnight and may influence the U.S. midterm ele…
More rain, flooding in the forecast for U.S. South, Midwest
(Reuters) – Heavy rain storms will sweep across the U.S. Southern Plains and the Midwest on Saturday and Sunday, potentially causing more flooding that has already forced hundreds to flee their homes and claimed the lives of three people, including a c…
Trump company settles lawsuit over disputed golf club deposits
(Reuters) – A Florida golf club owned by U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Friday to pay $5.45 million to settle claims by former members that it wrongfully refused to refund their deposits when they wanted to resign.
NRA honors FCC chair with rifle for repealing ‘net neutrality’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday honored the head of the Federal Communications Commission with a rifle after braving death threats and other opposition as he worked to undo the Obama administration’s 2015 net neutr…
California man sentenced to over two years in prison for penny stock fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California stock promoter was sentenced on Friday to two years and three months in prison for his role in what U.S. prosecutors say was a nearly $100 million penny stock pump-and-dump scheme.
Woman in van arrested after striking White House barrier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Tennessee woman driving a white van on Friday intentionally drove into a White House security barrier but did not breach it, and she was immediately apprehended and put under arrest, the U.S. Secret Service said.
New charges filed against parents in California abused siblings case
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) – A California couple accused of keeping 13 children imprisoned, chained and starved in a squalid suburban home were hit with additional charges on Friday as defense lawyers said they were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of …
