Puerto Rico board, governor take power struggle to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federally appointed oversight board that manages Puerto Rico’s finances asked Congress on Tuesday for backing in its fight with the island’s governor over who should take charge of limping efforts to restore electric power af…
Bruising Virginia governor election tests Trump’s political clout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s political clout was tested on Tuesday in an election for governor in Virginia, where a fellow Republican who has embraced Trump’s combative campaign style faced off in a close contest with a Democrat…
Lawyer tells court student suicide was MIT’s fault
BOSTON (Reuters) – A lawyer for the father of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. candidate who killed himself on campus argued in Massachusetts’ highest court on Tuesday that universities could be held responsible when students commit suicid…
Texas church gunman escaped mental facility in 2012: police report
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The man who carried out one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings escaped from a mental health facility in 2012, the same year he was convicted by a U.S. Air Force court-martial of domestic abuse, according to a pol…
Baltimore cop cleared of charges in Freddie Gray death: report
(Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer will keep his job after being cleared on Tuesday of all charges over the 2015 death of a black man in custody that inflamed the U.S. debate on race and justice, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Exclusive: FBI agents raid headquarters of major U.S. body broker
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Federal agents have seized records from a national company that solicits thousands of Americans to donate their bodies to science each year, then profits by dissecting the parts and distributing them for use by researchers …
Nevada rancher Bundy’s trial delayed by search for video evidence
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A judge on Tuesday delayed the trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy for a week to give the government time to determine whether recordings exist from an FBI surveillance camera positioned near the family’s ranch before an armed st…
Alphabet’s Waymo to launch robotaxis with no human in driver’s seat
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Waymo will launch a ride-hailing service with no human behind the steering wheel and has been testing the fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John Krafcik said on Tuesday.
NFL opposes U.S. Republican tax plan on stadium funding
(Reuters) – The National Football League said on Tuesday it opposes a tax bill proposed by U.S. House of Representatives Republicans that could force teams to put up more of their own money to fund stadium construction.
Air Force error helped Texas church shooter buy guns
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The man who carried out one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings was able to buy guns legally because a prior domestic violence conviction while he was in the Air Force was never put into an FBI database used in ba…
