U.S. gun lobby agrees to examine ‘bump stocks’ after Las Vegas massacre
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The U.S. gun lobby, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, voiced a readiness on Thursday to restrict a rifle accessory that enabled a Las Vegas gunman to strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained fire as if from a…
Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for U.S.
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 22 people in Central America on Thursday as it pummeled the region with heavy rain while heading toward Mexico’s Caribbean resorts and the U.S. Gulf Coast, where it could strike as a hurricane th…
NRA agrees to target ‘bump stocks’ after Las Vegas massacre
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The U.S. gun lobby, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, voiced a readiness on Thursday to restrict a rifle accessory that enabled a Las Vegas gunman to strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained heavy fire as if …
Russian hackers stole U.S. cyber secrets from NSA: media reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified U.S. cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency after a contractor put information on his home computer, two newspapers reported on Thursday.
Wisconsin teen in Slenderman stabbing case pleads guilty
(Reuters) – One of two Wisconsin girls who said they stabbed a classmate to satisfy the fictitious horror character Slenderman pleaded guilty to attempted homicide on Thursday and was committed to a state mental hospital, her lawyer said.
Tropical Storm Nate kills 10 in Central America, heads for U.S.
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 10 people in Central America on Thursday as it pummeled the region with heavy rain while heading toward Mexico’s Caribbean resorts and the U.S. Gulf Coast where it could strike as a hurricane thi…
Harvey Weinstein threatens to sue New York Times over harassment story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Thursday threatened to sue the New York Times after it reported that he had been the target of sexual harassment complaints.
Alabama execution put on hold after court issues stay
(Reuters) – The execution of a 56-year-old man convicted of committing a double murder in Alabama on Christmas Eve, 1993, was put on hold after a U.S. district judge issued a stay and the state attorney general did not immediately appeal, officials sa…
AbbVie hit with $140 million verdict in AndroGel trial: lawyer
(Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Thursday ordered AbbVie Inc to pay more than $140 million to a man who claimed the company misrepresented the risks of its testosterone replacement drug AndroGel, causing him to suffer a heart attack, the plaintiff’s lawyer s…
Republicans move on tax reform; Fed officials see economic threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the U.S. tax code on Thursday, while Federal Reserve officials warned in rare public remarks that President Donald Trump’s tax plan could lead to inflation and unsustainabl…
