Suspect in Florida school shooting back in court for status hearing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The former student accused of last week’s deadly shooting rampage at a Florida high school returned to court on Monday for a status hearing, and the judge ordered that a defense motion filed last week remain sealed fro…
Kentucky accuses Cardinal Health of contributing to opioid epidemic
(Reuters) – Kentucky’s attorney general on Monday filed a lawsuit against drug distributor Cardinal Health Inc, accusing it of contributing to the opioid epidemic by failing to halt or report suspiciously large or frequent orders by pharmacies of presc…
Driver of van slated to be in Trump motorcade detained for having gun
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – The driver of a van carrying journalists covering President Donald Trump was detained on Monday after Secret Service officials found a gun in his bag during a security sweep before the vehicle was to drive onto the presiden…
Driver of van slated to join Trump motorcade detained for having gun
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – The driver of a van carrying journalists covering President Donald Trump was detained on Monday after Secret Service officials found a gun in his bag during a security sweep before the vehicle was to drive onto the presiden…
Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks: White House
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.
Russia looms large as U.S. election officials prep for 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ten months before the United States votes in its first major election since the 2016 presidential contest, U.S. state election officials huddled in Washington this weekend to swap strategies on dealing with an uninvited guest: Ru…
UberEATS deliveryman wanted in fatal shooting
(Reuters) – An UberEATS driver was on the run Monday after a man who ordered a meal from the online food delivery service was killed in a late night shooting in Atlanta over the weekend, police told local media.
Kremlin says charges over U.S. election tampering prove nothing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that U.S. charges against 13 Russians and several Russian companies accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign contained zero proof of Russian state involvement.
Students plan protests, Washington march, to demand gun control after mass shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Stunned by the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, students mobilized across the country on Sunday to organize rallies and a national walkout in support of stronger gun laws, challenging politicians they say have …
Student survivors of Florida shooting slam Trump over FBI tweets
PARKLAND, Fla (Reuters) – Student survivors of the deadliest-ever shooting at a U.S. high school reacted angrily on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the FBI may have been too distracted with a Russia probe to follow leads that could have p…
