Seven charged with firebombing homes of African-Americans in L.A
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seven suspected gang members who prosecutors say firebombed the homes of African-Americans in a bid to force them out of a government-funded housing development have been charged with a string of federal offences in an indictmen…
U.S. lawmakers blast Obama administration over ex-Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers sharply criticized President Barack Obama’s administration on Thursday over the disappearance of a former Guantanamo detainee, calling for an end to transfers from the prison because of fears former prisoners could…
Laptop in wreckage of Tesla Autopilot car: Florida investigators
(Reuters) – Investigators found a laptop computer in the Tesla Model S sedan involved in a fatal crash in May while running on autopilot, Florida investigators said on Thursday, leaving it unclear whether the driver was distracted at the time.
University of Texas professors sue to block guns in classrooms
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Three University of Texas professors have filed suit in federal court in a bid to halt a state law that lets people with concealed handgun licenses bring pistols into classrooms, saying the measure would have a chilling effect…
Accused Islamic State sympathizer indicted in Arizona bomb plot
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona grand jury has indicted an accused Islamic State sympathizer charged with plotting to bomb a state motor vehicle department office in the Phoenix area, prosecutors said on Thursday.
U.S. awards direct flights to Havana; American Air gets most
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has tentatively approved flights on eight U.S. airlines to Havana as early as this fall, with American Airlines Group Inc receiving the largest share of the limited routes, the U.S. Transportation Depa…
One dead, four wounded in shooting at Tennessee hotel, parkway
(Reuters) – A gunman who shot at a Tennessee hotel and vehicles on a nearby parkway early on Thursday was apprehended by police in an incident in which one person died and four were wounded, including the suspect and an officer, the Tennessee Bureau of…
Ohio man pleads guilty to Islamic State-linked attack plot
(Reuters) – An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to charges he plotted to kill a U.S. military employee and then attack a local police station in the state, in connection with his support for the Islamic State, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday…
Aid agencies hail U.S. bill to end global hunger and malnutrition
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid agencies have hailed the passage of a U.S. bill that aims to eliminate hunger and poverty around the world by helping smallholder farmers, especially women, with investments targeted at increasing productivity an…
House Speaker Ryan: all options on table over Democrats’ gun sit-in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday “all options” were being considered over the possible discipline of House Democrats for protests they held on the House floor to call for action on gun-control meas…
