Drillers snap up federal leases near Utah’s wilderness monuments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday auctioned off more than 51,000 acres (21,000 hectares) in southeastern Utah for oil and gas development, a sign of strong industry demand in a region conservationists have vowed to pr…
Trump, deemed not ‘above the law,’ must face defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Tuesday said U.S. President Donald Trump must face a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexually harassing her after she appeared on his former reality TV show.
TSA says it does not search travelers’ devices for content
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Tuesday in response to a lawsuit that it does not search electronic devices of air travelers for content.
Fifth device explodes in Texas, seen linked to others
AUSTIN/SCHERTZ, Texas (Reuters) – A package bomb blew up at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio on Tuesday, the fifth in a series of attacks that have rocked Texas this month and sent investigators on a frantic search for what they suspect is …
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…
