Puerto Rico governor announces independent probe into Maria death toll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor said on Thursday he has tapped researchers at the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., to lead an independent probe into his administration’s controversial tally of deaths caused by Hurricane Ma…
White North Carolina man convicted of murdering unarmed black man
(Reuters) – A North Carolina jury on Thursday convicted a white homeowner of first-degree murder for the 2016 shooting death of an unarmed black man, an attorney for the slain man’s family said.
Armed deputy at Florida high school resigns after failing to engage shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The armed sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Florida high school where 17 people were shot and killed has resigned rather than face suspension after an internal investigation showed he failed to enter the school to confr…
Mueller files new charges against Trump ex-aides Manafort and Gates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that include bank and tax fraud, stepping up pressure in a legal battle th…
Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was briefly taken into custody on Thursday after being indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge in connection with an extramarital affair and a blackmail allegation involving the Republican politician,…
Texas commutes death sentence, Florida executes murderer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer less than an hour before he was set to be executed on Thursday after the death row inmate’s family begged for mercy and won a rare clemency recomme…
U.S. gun lobby slams anti-gun ‘elites’ after Florida school massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, saying Democratic elites are politicizing the latest mass school shooting in the United States to try to erode constitutionally guarantee…
Exclusive: U.S. official focused on election security being replaced
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a federal commission who has helped U.S. states protect election systems from possible cyber attacks by Russia or others is being replaced at the behest of Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and the…
Armed deputy at Florida school resigns after failing to engage shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The armed deputy assigned to the campus of a Florida high school during a deadly shooting last week stayed outside the building during the attack and failed to engage the shooter, the county sheriff said on Thursday.
Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge: prosecutor
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge, a St. Louis prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday.
