Shooting at Tennessee armory leaves 10 wounded, three still hospitalized
(Reuters) – A shooting left 10 people wounded in western Tennessee at a party held at a National Guard armory and three of the injured remained hospitalized on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
Pennsylvania teen at center of Holland Tunnel gun incident dies
HARRISBURG (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania teen has died seven months after she found herself at the center of a purported rescue mission that ended with the arrest of three heavily armed suspects on the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel, a coroner said…
California governor to undergo treatment for prostate cancer
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown plans to undergo treatment for prostate cancer for the second time in four years, and he has received an excellent prognosis from his doctor, his office said on Saturday.
Trump bars door to refugees, visitors from seven mainly Muslim nations
WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) – Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday after President Donald Trump halted the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at…
Pence fires up anti-abortion activists in Washington march
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence fired up tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists who gathered on Friday for the 44th March for Life, celebrating a political shift in their favor with the election of President Donald Trump.
Head of Chicago police on waiting list for kidney transplant
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said after nearly fainting on Friday that he suffers from a chronic kidney ailment that requires a transplant in the near future, but said he expects to return to work following the surger…
FBI probes threat to ‘blow up’ Denver-area refugee center
DENVER (Reuters) – Anonymous notes threatening to “blow up” a refugee community center catering mainly to Muslim immigrants were found at the Denver-area building, prompting a hate-crime investigation by the FBI, police said on Friday.
U.S. judge blocks Texas regulations for fetal tissue remains
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Friday halted state regulations that would require abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation, saying the rules imposed “undue burdens on a woman’s right to se…
U.S. brings charges over Ponzi scheme, ‘Hamilton’ tickets fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Friday unveiled criminal charges against two men accused of helping operate a hedge fund as a Ponzi scheme and of swindling investors in a ticket-reselling business for popular events, including the smash Broadw…
Facebook CEO, facing wave of criticism, stops attempt to force Hawaii land sale
(Reuters) – Facing mounting criticism from islanders and local lawmakers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday revealed he was dropping his legal gambit to force the sale of land tracts on his seafront property on the island of Kauai that are claime…
