Trump orders Guantanamo detention center to stay open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday to keep open the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay after his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, tried unsuccessfully to close the prison that has drawn internati…
After year of bitter feuds, Trump urges bipartisan cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged bitterly divided Republicans and Democrats to work toward compromises on immigration and infrastructure after a bruising year of partisan battles that centered on Trump’s leadership.
Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo detention center open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he signed an order to keep open the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which his predecessor, Barack Obama, unsuccessfully tried to close.
Texas inmate executed for murder of ex-girlfriend
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Dallas man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999 while he was out on parole was executed on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal, prison officials said.
Justice Department warned White House about releasing memo: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Justice Department officials on Monday warned White House Chief of Staff John Kelly about the dangers of publicly releasing a memo that alleges abuses by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Washington Post reported on…
Hawaii civil defense employee mistook drill for actual missile attack
(Reuters) – The Hawaii civil defense employee who issued the false missile alarm that stirred panic across the state last month mistook an alert drill for an actual attack, confused by conflicting messages used in the simulation, investigators said on …
Texas execution delayed as Supreme Court ponders appeal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The planned execution of a Dallas man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999 while he was out on parole was delayed on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court considered a last-minute appeal to spare his life.
Three killed when helicopter crashes into California home
(Reuters) – Three people were killed on Tuesday when a helicopter crashed into a home in the Southern California community of Newport Beach, officials said.
New York City says accelerating rollout of police body cameras
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City said on Tuesday it would equip all police officers on patrol with body cameras by the end of 2018, advancing a program that began last year and drawing criticism from the city’s largest police union.
Two men arrested for 2010 Florida museum gold bar heist
MIAMI, Fla. (Reuters) – Two men have been arrested on federal theft charges accusing them of stealing a 17th-century gold bar from a Key West, Florida, museum more than seven years after the treasure valued at $550,000 disappeared.
