Senate inches closer to gun control showdown after massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate inched closer to scheduling votes on limited gun control measures after a Florida nightclub massacre, with Democrats challenging Republicans on Thursday to defy the national gun lobby and vote for new restrictions…
Trump in Washington for deposition in lawsuit against celebrity chef
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump spent about two hours at a Washington law firm on Thursday for a deposition in his lawsuit against celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who withdrew last year from a deal to open a restaurant at Trump’s new h…
Judge dismisses New York City jail officers’ dog sniff lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by New York City’s correction officers union to end a city policy allowing guards to be strip-searched and disciplined when drug-sniffing dogs detect narcotics on them.
U.S. officials say American Muslims do report extremist threats
(Reuters) – Muslim-Americans have repeatedly informed authorities of fellow Muslims they fear might be turning to extremism, law enforcement officials say, contrary to a claim by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this week.
No bail for Turkish gold trader Zarrab in U.S. sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge denied bail on Thursday to a wealthy Turkish gold trader on charges he conspired to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, rejecting the defendant’s controversial proposal to hire his own guards to ensure he didn’t flee …
A year later, Charleston families still reeling from church shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Many were surprised when Nadine Collier stood in a South Carolina courtroom a year ago and said she forgave the young white man who had just killed her mother and eight other black churchgoers in a racially motivated attack…
Consoling Orlando victims, Obama recasts somber role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reprising his frequent role of “consoler in chief,” President Barack Obama will fly to Orlando on Thursday to meet with survivors of the massacre at a gay nightclub and families of some of the 49 people killed.
U.S. watchdog warns of cost overruns at Fannie Mae headquarters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. taxpayers may be paying too much for construction of the new headquarters of Fannie Mae, the housing finance company now in government hands, an independent government watchdog warned on Thursday.
Ally of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Mexico after U.S. prison time
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A top drug-trafficking accomplice of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was arrested in Mexico on Wednesday for his alleged role in two murders, shortly after he was returned from the United States after completing a prison sentence for …
Kentucky court grants injunction against abortion clinic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A Kentucky appeals court on Wednesday granted Republican Governor Matt Bevin a temporary injunction against a Lexington abortion clinic his administration said was not properly licensed.
