Rights group sues to block Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The ACLU filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging an Ohio law that criminalizes abortions if a doctor performing a termination is aware that the woman has received a diagnosis that her fetus has Down syndrome.
FBI was warned about alleged Florida gunman, could not locate
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned last year about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people in his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday.
Congress urges railroads to meet looming safety deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of a congressional committee on Thursday urged U.S. railroads and transit agencies to meet a looming deadline to install an anti-crash technology called positive train control after a series of recent crashes.
White House rejects bipartisan Senate immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House rejected on Thursday a bipartisan U.S. Senate proposal to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants and tighten border security, saying it would weaken enforcement of current law and produce a flood of illegal immigratio…
Citizens United loses free speech appeal over New York donor rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a constitutional challenge by the conservative group Citizens United to New York state’s requirement that registered charities disclose their donors annually.
Washington state likely to deny permits for Trump oil drilling plan: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Washington state is preparing to reject land leases and easements to stymie the Trump administration’s plan to allow oil drilling off its shores, an official of the Pacific northwest state said on Thursday.
U.S. Bancorp to pay $613 million for money-laundering violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $613 million settlement with U.S. Bancorp over charges that it willfully failed to have an adequate anti-money-laundering program, the department said on Thursday.
Suspect in Florida school massacre charged with 17 murders
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man who had been expelled from his Florida high school was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday, after authorities said he unleashed one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Trump says will make schools safer after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for healing and peace one day after a gunman killed at least 17 people at a Florida high school, saying his administration would work to improve school safety and address mental illn…
Trump administration wary about bipartisan Senate immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration stuck to its hardline immigration approach on Thursday and suggested it would not support a bipartisan U.S. Senate proposal to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants and tighten border security…
