Arkansas legislature approves measure to expand concealed gun carry
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Arkansas legislature sent a measure to the governor on Wednesday that expands the number of places where permit holders can carry concealed weapons in the state, including the Capitol…
Former Los Angeles sheriff convicted on corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was convicted on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from what prosecutors said was an attempt to thwart an FBI investigation into corruption at his department.
Rise in reports of sexual assault at U.S. Navy, Army academies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There was a rise in reports of sexual assault at U.S. Navy and Army military academies in the last year, the Department of Defense said on Wednesday.
U.S. judge to issue ruling on halting Trump’s travel ban before Thursday
HONOLULU (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson said at a court hearing in Hawaii on Wednesday that he will issue a written ruling about whether to halt President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban before it is set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. E…
Judge says accused Florida airport shooter is mentally sound for trial
MIAMI (Reuters) – An Iraq war veteran accused of killing five people in a shooting at a Florida airport this year appears mentally fit to stand trial despite psychiatric health issues, a federal judge said on Wednesday.
New, safer U.S. rail cars gather dust even as ethanol trains grow longer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa last Thursday, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting ethanol flew off the tracks, sending fireballs into the sky, while thousands of gallons of the biofuel lea…
Cleveland police dispatcher in Tamir Rice shooting suspended 8 days
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland police dispatcher was suspended for eight days for failing to warn officers in the 2014 shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice that a 911 caller had described the scene as probably a child with a fake gun, the boy’s family…
Cold snap whacks Washington’s famed cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s famed cherry blossoms, one of the U.S. capital’s major tourist attractions, were badly damaged by this week’s late-season winter storm, the National Park Service said on Wednesday.
Motorists in U.S. drove 2.2 percent more miles in January versus last year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorists traveled 242.3 billion miles (390 billion km) on U.S. roads and highways in January, a 2.2 percent increase over the same period last year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation figures released on Wednesday.
FBI, NSA chiefs to testify on Trump wiretap claims, Russia: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they do not believe Trump Tower was tapped during the 2016 presidential campaign and that FBI and NSA directors will testify at a hearing next week …
