Democratic Rep. Lipinski defeats challenger Newman in Illinois congressional primary: AP
(Reuters) – Democratic Representative Dan Lipinski held off a stiff challenge from businesswoman Marie Newman in Illinois, election results on Wednesday showed, in a nationally watched primary battle that pitted a veteran lawmaker against liberal activ…
Insurers’ new business: ‘active shooter’ policies for U.S. schools
(Reuters) – Insurance broker Paul Marshall can count on his phone ringing in the aftermath of a school shooting.
Sixth Texas parcel bomb leaves U.S. investigators baffled
AUSTIN/SCHERTZ, Texas (Reuters) – A parcel packed with nails and shrapnel blew up on Tuesday at a FedEx Corp center near San Antonio, Texas, injuring a worker, before a second booby-trapped package was intercepted in Austin – the latest in a chain of b…
Missouri murderer gets stay of execution from Supreme Court
(Reuters) – A Missouri man convicted of murder and rape received a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court moments before he was scheduled to die on Tuesday, after lawyers argued that a lethal injection would cause an agonizing death due to his a…
Sixth Texas parcel bomb blast leaves U.S. investigators baffled
AUSTIN/SCHERTZ, Texas (Reuters) – The series of parcel bombs in Texas that have killed two people and put residents on edge escalated on Tuesday with two more incidents, a bomb that exploded at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio and one that …
Explosion in Austin, Texas, injures man: officials
(Reuters) – An explosion injured a man in his 30s on Tuesday evening in Austin, Texas, the same day law officials said all six previous explosive devices found in the city are connected.
Trump, deemed ‘not above the law,’ faces legal storm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump faced legal challenges from women on two fronts on Tuesday as a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Apprentice TV show contestant moved forward and a former Playboy model who said she had an affair wi…
‘Affluenza’ Texan, who killed four while driving drunk, to be freed from jail
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – The so-called “affluenza” Texan is due to be released from jail on April 2 after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday.
Homeless Arizona woman killed by Uber self-driving SUV was ‘like everyone’s aunt’
TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The Arizona pedestrian killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle was a homeless woman close to getting off the streets, her friends said, describing her as a fighter who took care of those around her.
Minnesota officer charged with murder in Australian’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman last July was arrested on Tuesday on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors said.
