U.S. won’t rush air traffic control privatization, focus on smooth transition
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States will not rush the proposed privatization of its air traffic control system to ensure a smooth transition for travelers, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told Reuters on Monday at the Paris Airshow.
How a math formula could decide fate of endangered U.S. species
(Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering a proposal that could effectively let some plants and animals become extinct so cash-strapped agencies can use more of their funds to save others.
Black mother slain by Seattle police battled mental health decline
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two white Seattle police officers on Sunday fatally shot a 30-year-old black mother who had called them to investigate a burglary and whose family said had deteriorating mental health.
Muslim teen assaulted outside U.S. mosque, found murdered in Virginia
(Reuters) – A 17-year-old American Muslim girl was beaten and abducted after leaving a mosque in Virginia on Sunday by a man who police later arrested on suspicion of murder after her body was found dumped in a pond, authorities said.
‘Alex Jones isn’t going away,’ NBC’s Kelly says in defending interview
(Reuters) – NBC’s Megyn Kelly defended her heavily criticized interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones by saying at the start of the Sunday broadcast of her program that the man who called a 2012 Connecticut school massacre a hoax has the attentio…
Trump lawyer says president not informed he is under investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers said in television interviews on Sunday that the president was not under investigation for obstruction of justice, but when pressed on the assertion, said he was not certain.
North Korea accuses U.S. authorities of ‘mugging’ its diplomats at NY airport
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea accused U.S. authorities on Sunday of “mugging” its diplomats at the John F. Kennedy airport in New York, forcibly confiscating a diplomatic package which it said raised questions about the city as the seat of the United N…
Milwaukee County sheriff rescinds Homeland Security job: media
(Reuters) – Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, an African-American who became a staunch critic of the Black Lives Matter movement and a supporter of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has withdrawn his acceptance for a job as assistant secretary…
Representative Scalise’s condition upgraded to ‘serious’ after shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 3 Republican in the House of Representatives, showed further improvement days after being shot by a man who opened fire on lawmakers at a baseball practice earlier in the week, his lead …
Group urges NBC stations not to air segment on Sandy Hook doubter
(Reuters) – More network affiliates should join NBC Connecticut in refusing to air Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist who has suggested that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax, a gun control group said on Saturda…
