Drone likely aided South Carolina prisoner’s escape: officials
(Reuters) – An inmate used wirecutters and a cell phone likely delivered by a drone to escape from a South Carolina maximum security prison this week before being captured in Texas on Friday with guns and more than $47,000 in cash, authorities said.
U.S. judge rejects Texas professors’ bid to halt student gun carry
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. judge rejected efforts by three University of Texas professors to ban students from bringing guns to their classrooms after the state granted them that right last year, court documents showed on Friday.
Black Lives Matter leaders sued over Baton Rouge police shooting
(Reuters) – A police officer wounded in a shooting rampage in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last year that left three officers dead sued Black Lives Matter movement leaders on Friday, accusing them of inciting violence that spurred the attack.
U.S. appeals court denies Hawaii bid to narrow Trump travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected Hawaii’s request to issue an emergency order blocking parts of President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban while the state sought clarification over what groups of people would be barr…
Trump’s voter fraud panel to meet as U.S. states’ refusals mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s commission to investigate possible election fraud will convene this month, a government notice said on Friday, as more U.S. states have refused to hand over at least some voter data.
U.S. Energy Department helping power firms defend against cyber attacks
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is helping U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted power companies including at least one nuclear plant, saying the attacks have not impacted electricity generation or the g…
Georgia public health official to head U.S. CDC
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday named Georgia public health Commissioner Dr Brenda Fitzgerald to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
New York-bound train derails days before planned transit tie-ups
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey Transit train derailed near Manhattan’s Pennsylvania Station on Thursday, forcing 180 passengers and crew onto a rescue train, just days before the biggest U.S. train hub will partially shut for repairs.
New York suburban commuters gear up for ‘summer of hell’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s suburban commuters are bracing for the start next week of what has been called the “summer of hell” as the United States’ busiest train hub partly shuts down for extensive track repairs.
China-bound flight returns to Seattle after passenger assaults crew member
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Beijing returned to Seattle on Thursday after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant in the first-class cabin before being subdued by other travelers, a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spoke…
