Oklahoma to use nitrogen for executions in first for U.S
(Reuters) – Oklahoma officials said on Wednesday the state would resume executions using nitrogen gas, a move that would make it the first U.S. state to use the gas for capital punishment.
Republicans sound alarm as Democrats claim Pennsylvania win
CANONSBURG, Pa./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans sounded the alarm on Wednesday after Democrats claimed victory in a Pennsylvania congressional election seen as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s performance, although the vote tally remain…
School safety bill passes House, no action on gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved spending more money on metal detectors, locks and other school security measures on Wednesday, but took no steps to tighten gun control laws a month after a Florida high school shooting …
Death of puppy on United flight prompts U.S. agency probe
(Reuters) – United Airlines faced fresh backlash on Wednesday over a puppy that died in-flight after a cabin attendant ordered it stowed in an overhead bin, and the U.S. Department of Transportation said it was examining the events that led to the Fre…
‘ENOUGH’: U.S. student walkout sends message on gun violence
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. students spilled out of classrooms by the tens of thousands on Wednesday, chanting slogans like “No more silence” and “We want change” as part of a coast-to-coast protest over gun violence prompted by last month’s massac…
Republicans sound alarms as Democrats claim Pennsylvania win
CANONSBURG, Pa./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans sounded alarms on Wednesday after Democrats claimed victory in a Pennsylvania congressional election seen as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s performance, although the vote tally remained …
Delta Air liable for just $50 for injured kitten: NY state court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Delta Air Lines Inc is liable for only $50 to a New York woman whose 8-week-old Savannah kitten suffered a broken hip while being shipped by the carrier to LaGuardia Airport.
U.S. House passes bill to help schools combat gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to help schools and local law enforcement prevent gun violence, one month after the mass shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people.
‘ENOUGH’: Student walkout sends message on gun violence
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. students spilled out of classrooms by the tens of thousands on Wednesday, chanting slogans like “No more silence” and “We want change” as part of a coast-to-coast protest over gun violence prompted by last month’s massac…
‘Haunted by the tragedy,’ Columbine joins U.S. gun violence walkouts
LITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) – Like most of her friends at Columbine High School, Abigail Orton had not yet been born when a shooting attack at her school in a Denver suburb left 15 people dead and horrified the country.
