Mississippi’s new law restricting abortion blocked by judge for 10 days
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that enacted the tightest restrictions on abortion in the United States, in a ruling handed down a day after the governor signed the measure.
Florida school shooting suspect’s brother held on $500,000 bail
(Reuters) – A Florida judge ordered the brother of suspected high school shooter Nikolas Cruz to be held on $500,000 bail for a trespassing charge after prosecutors on Tuesday said he had visited the campus three times since the Feb. 14 massacre.
Minnesota officer charged with second-degree 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 second-degree murder and third-degree manslaughter, prosecutors said.
Maryland teen wounds two at school, dies after gunfight with officer
GREAT MILLS, Md. (Reuters) – A 17-year-old student shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday morning before dying after a gunfight with a campus security officer, a law enforcement official said.
U.S. Transportation Secretary seeks probe of fatal Florida bridge collapse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asked the department’s inspector general to probe whether a federally funded pedestrian bridge that collapsed and killed six in Florida complied with all rules, her office said on Tuesday.
Trump loses bid to dismiss accuser’s defamation lawsuit
(Reuters) – A woman who said Donald Trump sexually harassed her after she appeared on his former reality show “The Apprentice” can proceed with her defamation suit against him, a New York state judge ruled on Tuesday, raising the possibility of the U.S…
Maryland high school shooter dies after gunfight with officer: sheriff
GREAT MILLS, Md. (Reuters) – A 17-year-old student shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday morning before dying after exchanging gunfire with a campus security officer, the county sheriff said.
Judge blocks Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks in a ruling handed down one day after the state’s governor signed the measure.
Fifth device explodes in Texas; White House sees no link to terrorism
AUSTIN/SCHERTZ, Texas (Reuters) – A package bomb blew up at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio on Tuesday, hastening investigators to seek the public’s help in determining if there is any link to four homemade bombs that have rocked the state…
Maryland high school shooter dies after exchange with officer: sheriff
(Reuters) – A student who shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday morning, died after exchanging gunfire with a campus security officer, the county sheriff said.
