NRA chief attacks anti-gun ‘elites’ after Florida school shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, calling them Democratic elites who are politicizing the latest mass school shooting in the United States to chip away at the country’s co…
Puerto Rico should rebuild power from scratch: Fed official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico should “start from scratch” rebuilding its already outdated power infrastructure after deadly Hurricane Maria last year devastated it and left citizens marooned, the U.S. central banker overseeing the island territory s…
NRA backs Trump on arming U.S. teachers, attacks anti-gun ‘elites’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, calling them Democratic elites who are politicizing the latest mass school shooting in the United States to chip away at the country’s co…
Puerto Rico should rebuild power from scratch: U.S. Fed official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico should “start from scratch” rebuilding its already outdated power infrastructure after deadly Hurricane Maria last year devastated it and left citizens without power, the U.S. central banker overseeing the island territ…
Trump says arming some teachers would stop shootings ‘instantly’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday pushed his call to arm teachers following last week’s school massacre in Florida, saying it would be limited to those with military or special training but “would solve the problem instantl…
Trump says weighing possibility of ‘the best’ teachers having guns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to clarify his support for arming teachers in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Florida, saying he only wanted to examine the idea and would limit it to those with military or …
Easy fixes to school security prove elusive after Florida shooting
(Reuters) – Two weeks before a gunman fatally shot 17 people at a Florida high school, Bill Lee, the president of the state’s school administrators association, warned that Florida’s schools were vulnerable to just such an attack.
Three executions planned Thursday for three U.S. states
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Alabama, Florida and Texas plan to execute inmates on Thursday and if carried out, it would be the first time in eight years that three people on death row have been executed on the same day since the death penalty was reinsta…
Deadly flooding forces evacuations across U.S. South, Midwest
(Reuters) – The U.S. Southern Plains and Midwest braced for more flooding on Thursday as snow-melting temperatures and heavy rains swelled waterways after claiming the lives of at least two people, including a child, and forcing hundreds of people to e…
U.S. students protest over gun laws, Trump considers arming teachers
WASHINGTON/TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Students galvanized by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers…
