Police say unconfirmed report of shooter at DC’s Howard University
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington police are checking a report of a gunman at Howard University in the U.S. capital, authorities said on Tuesday.
Dozens missing in California wildfires as more evacuees return home
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Search-and-rescue teams in Northern California will continue to comb through burned homes for dozens of people still missing in the state’s deadliest wildfires, which have killed at least 41 people and destroyed thousands…
Sixteen inmates charged with murder in Delaware prison uprising
A Delaware grand jury has indicted 16 prison inmates for first-degree murder over a February uprising during which a guard was killed and others taken hostage, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
U.S. safety board criticizes FAA, pilot on deadly U.S. balloon crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety board on Tuesday faulted U.S. aviation regulators and the pilot in the July 2016 Texas balloon crash that killed 16 people, the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in more than seven years.
U.S. top court drops Leidos contracting fraud case after settlement
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday canceled arguments in a securities fraud dispute involving Virginia-based government contractor Leidos Inc after the company and investors told the court they had reached a settlement.
Trump’s drug czar nominee withdraws from consideration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump’s pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after it became public he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government’s ability to crack down on opioid makers flooding the market with the…
U.S. Justice Dept will review new law’s impact on DEA powers: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said on Tuesday he was very concerned about a report that said new legislation has undermined the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to crack down on opioid dealers and said the …
Dozens still missing in California wildfires, more evacuees return home
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Northern California search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday will continue to comb through burned homes for dozens of people still missing in the state’s deadliest wildfires, which have killed at least 41 people and destroyed t…
GM to test self-driving cars in N.Y. in early 2018: Gov. Cuomo
(Reuters) – General Motors Co plans to test vehicles in fully autonomous mode in New York state in early 2018, according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Trial of Islamic State beheading plot in Massachusetts nears end
BOSTON (Reuters) – The case of a Massachusetts man who prosecutors say plotted to attack police and behead a conservative blogger on behalf of Islamic State nears a close on Tuesday as lawyers make closing arguments.
