Under Trump, future of U.S. nuclear arsenal slowly taking shape
JULIETT-01 MISSILE ALERT FACILITY (Reuters) – About 70 feet (21 m) below ground, in a shielded military capsule that can launch nuclear missiles, 23-year-old 2nd Lieutenant Tia Hewuse is concerned that Americans have the mistaken impression that her mi…
Shkreli ordered jailed after online bounty on Hillary Clinton’s hair
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered Martin Shkreli to be jailed while he awaits sentencing for securities fraud, citing a Facebook post in which the former drug company executive offered a $5,000 reward for a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair….
Criminal probe opens into eight deaths at Florida nursing home after Irma
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Reuters) – Eight elderly patients died after being left inside a stifling South Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma, officials said on Wednesday, prompting a criminal probe and adding to the mounting loss of life…
Shkreli ordered jailed for online bounty on Hillary Clinton’s hair
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered Martin Shkreli to be jailed while he awaits sentencing for securities fraud, citing a Facebook post in which the former drug company offered a $5,000 reward for a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair.
New York Teamsters approve slashing benefits to retired members
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Retired members of the Teamsters union in New York will have their benefits cut by around 30 percent starting in October after the 34,000 participants in the pension approved a plan aimed at extending the life of the cash-s…
Student opens fire at Washington state school, killing classmate
(Reuters) – A student carrying two guns opened fire at his high school near Spokane, Washington on Wednesday, killing one classmate and injuring three others before he was apprehended by a staff member, the local sheriff said.
U.S. will not issue some visas in four nations in deportation crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to depo…
FEMA deputy nominee withdraws from consideration: spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nominee to be deputy administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) withdrew from consideration on Wednesday after a news organization raised questions about a government probe that found he had falsifie…
One dead, three wounded in Washington state school shooting
(Reuters) – One child was killed and three people wounded at a shooting on Wednesday at a high school near Spokane, Washington before a suspect was taken into custody, the local fire chief said.
Ex-guard at New York’s Rikers jail sentenced 30 years for inmate death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former guard at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of violating the civil rights of an inmate by kicking him repeatedly in the head, causing his death.
