Empty shoes, empty schools: U.S. gun law activists begin two days of theater
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tom Mauser came to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday dressed in gray Vans sneakers, the same ones his 15-year-old son Daniel wore when he was killed by two gunmen at Colorado’s Columbine High School in 1999 along with a dozen other peo…
Ex-aide to New York Governor Cuomo found guilty of taking bribes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was found guilty by a Manhattan jury on Tuesday of agreeing to take bribes from executives at two companies seeking to do business with the state government, federal prosecutors said….
Blizzard bears down on New England, knocking out power
BOSTON (Reuters) – Driving snow enveloped the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday in its third winter storm in two weeks, closing schools, canceling flights and knocking out power to about 140,000 homes and businesses.
Bus carrying students crashes in Alabama, killing at least one
(Reuters) – A bus carrying dozens of Texas high school students on a trip veered across the median separating two lanes of an interstate highway in Alabama and plunged into a ravine, killing at least one person and injuring several others, authorities …
American sentenced to 45 years prison for role in al Qaeda bomb attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Tuesday for supporting the militant group al Qaeda and helping to prepare a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, less than the life sentence sought by pr…
Suspicious package reports surge after deadly Texas parcel bombs: police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Police have received more than 150 calls about suspicious packages after three parcel bombs left outside homes in Austin, Texas, exploded this month in related attacks that killed two people and injured two others, officials s…
Brazil’s BRF sued in U.S. after ex-CEO arrest, food safety probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brazil’s BRF SA has been sued in the United States by a shareholder who accused the world’s largest poultry exporter of concealing its involvement in food safety fraud, culminating in the arrest of a former chief executive officer….
Shutdown of funeral home that also ran body brokerage roils town
MONTROSE, Colorado (Reuters) – After Gerald “Cactus” Hollenback died of heart disease last May, his wife contacted Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors here to have him cremated. Now, Shirley Hollenback is worried about what became of her husband’s body.
At least one dead as bus carrying students plunges into Alabama ravine
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and many were injured on Tuesday when a bus carrying high school students plunged into a ravine off the side of an interstate highway in Baldwin County, Alabama, the sheriff’s office said.
Turkey seeks life term for U.S. pastor over failed coup: Dogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday sought a life sentence for a U.S. pastor over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in 2016, Dogan news agency reported, a move that threatens to undermine efforts to mend bilateral ties.
