Massachusetts Air Force base open after suspicious truck cleared
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ Hanscom Air Force Base operations returned to normal on Thursday after a routine test turned up trace evidence of explosives on a moving truck bringing a shipment onto the base, officials said.
Trump administration sued by 18 U.S. states over student loan relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than one-third of U.S. states on Thursday sued the U.S. Education Department and Secretary Betsy DeVos over the recent suspension of rules that would have swiftly canceled student-loan debt of people defrauded by Corinthian …
Georgia woman detained after police find husband, four children dead
(Reuters) – A Georgia woman was in custody after her husband and four of their young children were found dead on Thursday in an apparent stabbing attack in their suburban Atlanta home, police said.
U.S. military in Afghanistan will delay casualty reports
KABUL (Reuters) – The American military in Afghanistan says it will delay announcing troop casualties until after next of kin have been notified, potentially leaving casualties unreported for days.
Virginia executes man for killing guard, deputy in 2006
(Reuters) – The state of Virginia executed a man on Thursday convicted of the 2006 killings of a security guard and a sheriff’s deputy, despite claims that he was mentally ill and questions over whether the execution drugs would work as planned.
Trump says CNN took mock video ‘too seriously’
WARSAW (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, asked about a mock video he tweeted that depicted him tackling and punching a man with the logo of CNN super-imposed on his head, said on Thursday the news network had taken the issue “too seriously”.
Magnitude-5.8 earthquake strikes in western Montana: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude-5.8 earthquake hit western Montana early on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, and people felt the tremor hundreds of miles away.
Qatar Airways joins major Middle East rivals in lifting laptop ban on U.S. flights
DUBLIN/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar Airways said on Thursday passengers traveling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large electronics on board, ending a three month in-cabin ban on devices for the Doha-based airline.
Republican lawmaker Steve Scalise’s condition worsens after June shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steve Scalise, shot and wounded during a baseball practice last month, developed an infection and was readmitted to an intensive care unit, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said on Wednesday.
Illinois risks rating cut to junk even with budget: Moody’s
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Even if Illinois’ House of Representatives takes action to enact a new budget on Thursday, the state still risks a downgrade in its credit rating to junk, Moody’s Investors Service warned on Wednesday.
