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.
Gate dispute clouds expansion plan for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A new $8.5 billion plan to expand Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport ran into turbulence on Wednesday due to a gate dispute involving the airport’s two major carriers.
New York regulator asks Deutsche, other banks about Kushner loans: source
(Reuters) – New York’s state banking regulator asked Deutsche Bank AG and two other lenders for information on their relationships with U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his family’s real estate …
Georgia teacher arrested after firing gunshot alone in school classroom
(Reuters) – An armed high school teacher in Georgia barricaded himself alone inside his classroom, then fired a gunshot when the principal tried to force open the door, but no one was seriously injured, police said after the instructor was arrested.
Empty seats, missing names as Florida shooting survivors return to school
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Survivors of the second-deadliest U.S. public school shooting were brought to tears on Wednesday by empty seats and missing names at roll call as they returned to their Florida high school two weeks after 17 students and educ…
Couples tote 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…
