Al Qaeda leader warns of ‘gravest consequences’ if Boston bomber executed
CAIRO (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the “gravest consequences” if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoner is executed.
California tightens gun control laws, expands assault weapons ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday signed a sweeping package of gun control bills, banning high-capacity ammunition magazines and expanding the definition of prohibited assault weapons in the wake of mass shootings…
U.S. sued over flawed gun background check in Charleston church shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Family members of the people killed in an attack on a South Carolina church last year have sued the U.S. government over an FBI clerk’s mistake that allowed the purchase of the gun used in the shooting.
U.S. judge blocks law allowing religion as reason to deny service to LGBT people
(Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law intended to allow people who object on religious grounds to refuse wedding and other services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Atlantic City workers at Icahn-operated casino go on strike
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Casino workers striking on Friday outside the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will continue on a 24-hour basis throughout the holiday weekend, a spokesperson for the workers’ union said.
Spirit Airlines flight returns to Detroit after cabin pressure reports
(Reuters) – A Spirit Airlines flight out of Detroit was forced to turn back shortly after takeoff on Friday due to possible loss of cabin pressure, the airline said.
Woman on FBI’s top 10 fugitive list captured in North Carolina
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin woman placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list after being charged with fatally shooting an expectant mother was caught in North Carolina on Friday, the FBI said.
Federal judge blocks Florida law to end abortion clinic funding
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked parts of a new Florida law aiming to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions, acting shortly before the restrictions took effect on Friday.
Thousands of structures at risk in northern California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Thousands of structures were threatened and hundreds of people fled their homes ahead of a wildfire ravaging in a section of the Eldorado National Forest north of Sacramento, federal officials said on Friday.
U.S. traffic deaths jump 7.7 percent in 2015 to 35,200
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. traffic deaths rose 7.7 percent in 2015 over the previous year to 35,200, the highest number of people killed on U.S. roads since 2008, the government’s preliminary estimate reviewed by Reuters shows.
