Texas allows guns in college classrooms under new law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A new law went into effect in Texas on Monday that allows certain students to bring guns into classrooms, with supporters saying it could prevent mass shootings and critics saying the measure will endanger safety on campuses.
U.S. health officials warn pregnant women on Zika in Florida
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Monday recommended pregnant women avoid traveling to a 1-square-mile (2.6 square km) area of Miami with active Zika virus transmission after the state of Florida identified 10 more cases caused by l…
U.S. wins ownership of rare ‘double eagle’ gold coins
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday said a cache of exceptionally rare gold coins stolen from the U.S. Mint in the 1930s belongs to the U.S. government, not the Pennsylvania family that possessed it for decades.
California crews battle Big Sur blaze for 11th day
(Reuters) – Crews battling a deadly wildfire that has gutted dozens of homes near California’s Big Sur coast looked forward to cooler weather to help them slow the flames on Monday as the blaze raged for an 11th day, burning most heavily in rugged, ina…
Ohio man pleads guilty to charges he planned U.S. Capitol attack
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – An Ohio man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges he plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs and that he sympathized with Islamic State militants.
Former L.A. county sheriff renews plea talks in corruption probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca renewed negotiations with federal prosecutors on Monday as he considered withdrawing a guilty plea to a charge related to a probe of inmate abuse at the county’s jail system that cloude…
FBI employee pleads guilty to acting as agent of China
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A FBI electronics technician pleaded guilty on Monday to having illegally acted as an agent of China, admitting that he on several occasions passed sensitive information to a Chinese official.
Florida nightclub backs off plans to reopen as memorial
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A gay nightclub in Florida that was the site in June of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history on Monday cited an “inadvertent” social media post for reports that it was reopening as a memorial to the 49 people who w…
Maryland town ravaged by deadly flood braces for more rain
(Reuters) – More rain was expected to hit a central Maryland town on Monday after flooding that inundated its historic downtown and killed at least two people over the weekend, as crews began the task of cleaning up the wreckage, government officials s…
California firefighters struggle to slow Big Sur blaze
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters struggled on Sunday to slow a deadly wildfire that has raged for 10 days near California’s Big Sur coast, destroying dozens of homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents and campers, aut…
