Most guns used in N.Y. crimes are from out of state: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six out of seven handguns connected to recent crimes in New York state were brought in from elsewhere, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday in a report on suspected gun trafficking along the U.S. East Coast.
Judge sides with Planned Parenthood over Mississippi abortion law
(This version of the Oct. 20 story corrects name of court in paragraph 3 to 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, not 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals)
Bill Gates foundation gives $210 million to Seattle-based university
(Reuters) – Microsoft founder Bill Gates through his foundation has donated $210 million to an initiative based at the University of Washington in Seattle aimed at improving people’s health around the world, university officials said on Tuesday.
Clinton slams Trump for comments on offensive against Islamic State
MANCHESTER, N.H./ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed rival Donald Trump on Monday for saying that the week-old effort to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the control of Islamic State was goi…
Tunisia arrests two Americans suspected of ties to Islamic State: security official
TUNIS (Reuters) – Police in Tunisia have arrested two American citizens on suspicion of terrorist activities after finding videos and pictures praising Islamic State, a security official said on Tuesday.
British Airways says flight diverted to Vancouver after crew unwell
TORONTO (Reuters) – A British Airways flight from San Francisco to London was diverted to Vancouver after members of the cabin crew became unwell, the airline said on Tuesday.
Alert level raised for Alaska volcano after explosion detected
(Reuters) – Scientists raised the alert level for a remote Aleutian volcano on Monday after an explosion was detected on the mountain and heard by residents of a tiny village some 45 miles (72 km) away, a monitoring website said.
New York City construction spending forecast to hit record: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Construction spending in New York City is on track this year to surpass the record set just before the financial crisis as an all-time high in city jobs drives strong demand for new housing and office space, an industry association…
Investigators seek data recorder in California bus crash that killed 13
INDIO, Calif. (Reuters) – Investigators seeking the cause of a bus crash in California that killed 13 people, including the driver, examined wreckage on Monday for any data recorder to determine what might have led to one of the deadliest such U.S. col…
Michigan court halts enforcement of law banning ballot ‘selfies’
(Reuters) – A federal court on Monday sided with a Michigan man who said a law that bans voters from taking pictures of their marked ballots and sharing them on social media was unconstitutional, temporarily halting enforcement of the ban on ballot ‘se…
