South Carolina capital poised to be first U.S. city to ban gun bump stocks
(Reuters) – South Carolina’s capital on Tuesday could become the first U.S. city to ban the use of bump stocks, a gun accessory that has drawn national scrutiny after being found among the Las Vegas mass shooter’s arsenal of weapons in October.
U.S. seeks life sentence for man in Islamic State beheading plot
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors were due on Tuesday to ask a judge to impose a life sentence on a Massachusetts man found guilty of conspiring to support Islamic State militants in a 2015 plot to attack police and behead a blogger who organized a “…
Amtrak safety record under scrutiny even before deadly derailment
(Reuters) – The fatal derailment of an Amtrak train south of Seattle on Monday is likely to intensify scrutiny of the national passenger railroad company’s safety record, which was already under the microscope following a series of fatal incidents.
Salt Lake City ‘expects’ to bid for 2030 Winter Games
(Reuters) – Salt Lake City officials expect the Utah capital to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and say it already has the infrastructure in place to host a low-cost Games, local media reported on Monday.
California wildfire fight aided by better weather
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of weary firefighters, battling a deadly 2-week-old California wildfire that ranks as the third largest in state history, welcomed a second straight day of favorable weather on Monday that allowed a more aggressive att…
Court orders Trump administration to give immigrant teens abortion access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration must allow access to abortion for two pregnant teenagers who are in the country illegally, escalating a high-profile legal fight.
House plan would increase Trump’s disaster aid request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Monday an $81 billion aid package to deal with hurricanes and wildfires, far above President Donald Trump’s $44 billion request.
Dr. Reddy’s resolves U.S. probe over child safety of drug packaging
(Reuters) – Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd will pay $5 million to resolve U.S. claims that the Indian company sold prescription drugs in the United States in packaging that was not tested for child safety, according to court papers filed on Monday.
Passenger train on new route derails in Washington state, killing at least three
DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) – An Amtrak train derailed on Monday during its inaugural run on a faster route from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, sending passenger cars tumbling from a bridge onto a major highway, killing at least three people and injuring mor…
Trump Cabinet officials to visit Puerto Rico to assess recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet are set to visit Puerto Rico on Tuesday to assess the U.S. territory’s rebuilding in the three months since Hurricane Maria devastated homes, businesses and the power grid.
