Trump pushes Congress for broad bill on guns after school shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday went his furthest yet toward endorsing restrictions on gun sales, bucking Republican Party orthodoxy as he challenged lawmakers to go big on legislation he said would help prevent more sch…
Empty seats, missing friends as Florida school reopens after shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Survivors of the second-deadliest U.S. public school shooting were brought to tears on Wednesday by empty seats and missing friends at roll call as they returned to their Florida high school two weeks after 17 students and ed…
Trump top communications aide Hicks to resign: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hope Hicks, one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s longest-serving aides, is resigning from her job as White House communications director, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday.
Georgia teacher arrested after firing gunshot in school classroom
(Reuters) – An armed high school teacher in Georgia barricaded himself alone inside his classroom on Wednesday and fired a gunshot when the principal tried to force open the door, but no one was seriously injured, police said after the instructor was a…
Couples lug AR-15 assault rifles to Pennsylvania church blessing
NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. (Reuters) – Hundreds of couples toting AR-15 rifles packed a Unification church in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to have their marriages blessed and their weapons celebrated as “rods of iron” that could have saved lives in a recent Florid…
U.S. Olympic Committee chief steps down amid abuse scandal fallout
DENVER (Reuters) – U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Scott Blackmun is resigning for medical reasons, the organization said on Wednesday, following months of sustained criticism stemming from the sex abuse scandal involving former USA Gymnastics d…
Trump asks Congress for broad bill on guns, schools after shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged a diverse group of lawmakers – some who want more gun restrictions, others averse to gun control – to come up with comprehensive legislation to prevent school shootings following the…
California areas advised to evacuate ahead of potential mudslides
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of residents in a Southern California county where 21 people died from mudslides in January were advised on Wednesday to leave their homes, ahead of a rainstorm that officials said could again trigger a cascade of mud …
Judge says she blocked Louisiana pipeline permit on ‘irreparable harm’ concern
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A judge in Louisiana who halted development of a section of Energy Transfer Partners’ Bayou Bridge oil pipeline last week said on Tuesday that her decision was designed to prevent “further irreparable harm” to wetlands.
Dick’s Sporting Goods bans some gun sales, urges Congress to act
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc said on Wednesday it will permanently stop selling assault-style rifles after the massacre at a Florida high school that has reopened a fierce debate over gun control in America.
