Trump’s FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation: McMaster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of his FBI director in a meeting with Russia’s foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, the White House national security adviser s…
Texas lawmakers clear way for Uber, Lyft return to major cities
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas governor Greg Abbott will sign in the next few days a bill that would shield ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft from bruising battles over fingerprint background checks that led them to leave some of the state’s most impor…
Motorist who ran amok in Times Square says he tried ‘to get help’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy veteran charged with killing a young woman and injuring 20 others by speeding down a crowded Times Square sidewalk in his car said in published remarks on Saturday that he had sought psychiatric care beforehand, to no…
Passenger jet collides with truck at Los Angeles airport, injuring eight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An Aeromexico passenger jet collided with a utility truck on a taxiway of Los Angeles International Airport shortly after landing on Saturday, injuring eight employees who were aboard the truck, but no one on the plane was hurt,…
Massachusetts college apologizes for racist tweets on hacked Twitter account
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts state college apologized on Saturday for Twitter messages filled with racist language, anti-immigrant speech and praise for President Donald Trump that had been sent from its hacked social media account.
Man killed in unprovoked stabbing on Maryland campus: police
(Reuters) – A man was fatally stabbed on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland early Saturday morning in what police said was an unprovoked attack caught on video.
China killed CIA sources, hobbled U.S. spying from 2010 to 2012: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 CIA sources from 2010 to 2012, hobbling U.S. spying operations in a massive intelligence breach whose origin has not been identified, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Ohio grand jury declines to charge officer in shooting of teen who had pellet gun
(Reuters) – A grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, declined to charge a white police officer on Friday in the shooting death of a black 13-year-old boy who police said had pulled out what appeared to be a weapon that was later determined to be a BB gun.
Colorado governor pardons convict facing deportation to Cuba
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s governor on Friday pardoned a convicted armed robber released from prison decades early, but who now faces deportation to Cuba, from where he fled as a child during the 1980 Mariel boat lift.
Military veterans suffering PTSD get back on course with golf
(Reuters) – Sylvan Olivieri, who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after serving in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Marine, is among dozens of veterans who have sought therapy on the golf course.
