No charges anticipated against Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend: sheriff
(Reuters) – The sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Friday he does not foresee charges being filed against the girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, who fatally shot 58 people last October.
Delaware sues opioid manufacturers, distributors over epidemic
(Reuters) – Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making, distributing and selling prescription painkillers.
Delta Air to tighten rules for onboard service animals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines is tightening the requirements for passengers traveling with onboard service and emotional support animals, the carrier said on Friday, following a sharp uptick in pet-related safety issues in recent years.
No deal reached as Schumer, Trump meet to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to search for ways to avert a U.S. government shutdown, but Schumer said afterward that disagreements remained as the clock ticke…
No charges anticipated against girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter: sheriff
(Reuters) – The sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Friday he does not foresee charges being filed against the girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, who fatally shot 58 people last October.
Schumer, Trump meet at White House as government shutdown nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to search for ways to avert a U.S. government shutdown but Schumer said afterward that disagreements remained as the clock ticked…
Vegetarian’s lawsuit over beef tallow at Buffalo Wild Wings is dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit by a New York vegetarian who accused Buffalo Wild Wings Inc of failing to disclose that it cooked french fries and other “non-meat” items in beef fat.
Trump decries ‘permissive’ U.S. abortion laws at rally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump criticized U.S. abortion laws as among the most permissive in the world in a speech to anti-abortion activists at the annual March for Life on Friday, and pledged his administration would always defend “the…
Arkansas restricts controversial Monsanto, BASF farm chemical
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In a blow to manufacturers Monsanto Co and BASF SE, Arkansas state lawmakers voted on Friday to bar sprayings of a controversial weed killer after mid-April to protect farmers from potential crop damage.
Clock running out as Senate tries to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate raced to avert a government shutdown on Friday ahead of a midnight deadline with no agreement on funding in sight and both parties squabbling over who is to blame for the impasse.
