Florida school massacre suspect on authorities’ radar in 2016: report
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A teenager accused of shooting to death 17 people at a Florida high school was investigated by police and state officials as far back as 2016 after slashing his arm in a social media video, and saying he wanted to buy a gun, …
Pressure mounts on FBI director to resign as Florida community reels
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Pressure is mounting on the FBI director to resign after his agency admitted it failed to investigate a warning that the man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school possessed a gun and the desire to kill.
FBI admits failure to act on Florida school gunman, drawing anger
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man now accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school possessed a gun, the desire to kill and the potential to commit a…
Confluence of crises crashes Trump’s ‘Infrastructure Week’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This was supposed to be “Infrastructure Week” for U.S. President Donald Trump, a time to unveil a long-promised plan to create jobs by revitalizing America’s roads and bridges.
U.S. charges three with exporting drone parts to Lebanon’s Hezbollah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal authorities have charged three men with illegally exporting drone parts and other material from the United States to Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas ban on farm chemical
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto Co lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a controversial farm chemical the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered…
South Carolina teen who fatally shot two charged as adult
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A 15-year-old accused of killing his father and driving to a South Carolina elementary school playground in 2016 where he opened fire and fatally wounded a 6-year-old student, will be tried as an adult, a South Carolina jud…
15-year-old boy charged with murder and assault in Kentucky school shooting: report
(Reuters) – Gabe Parker, 15, was charged with two counts of murder and 14 counts of first-degree assault in the January shooting at a Kentucky high school, the Courier-Journal newspaper reported on Friday.
U.S. charges Russians with 2016 U.S. election tampering to boost Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian propaganda arm oversaw a criminal and espionage conspiracy to tamper in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to support Donald Trump and disparage Hillary Clinton, said an indictment released on Friday that revealed more…
Yemeni man pleads guilty in U.S. to trying to join Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Yemen-born New York City resident on Friday pleaded guilty to attempting to provide support to Islamic State, admitting that he tried to join the organization and urged someone else to join too.
