Tighter oversight of balloon operators urged after Texas crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Federal regulation of hot air balloon operators needs to be more in line with oversight of the airline industry, a U.S. safety official said on Monday during a briefing on a crash in Texas that ranked as the worst in North Ame…
Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill to back him in Khan controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign appealed to Capitol Hill for support on Monday as his attacks on the Muslim parents of a decorated American soldier killed in Iraq drew sharp rebukes from fellow party members….
Atlantic City, N.J., to make statement Tuesday about $3.4 million bond payments
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s fiscally distressed gambling hub Atlantic City plans to release information on Tuesday about its $3.4 million debt service payments due Aug. 1, Mayor Don Guardian’s chief of staff Chris Filiciello told Reuters on Monday.
New York to bar sex offenders on parole from playing Pokemon Go
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York will bar registered sex offenders on parole from playing Pokemon Go over concerns that the wildly popular virtual reality game could help sexual predators lure young victims, state officials said on Monday.
Bergdahl’s lawyers ask for charges to be dropped over McCain comments
(Reuters) – The legal team for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Monday asked to have the charges against the former prisoner of war dismissed, arguing comments made by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain violated his due process rig…
U.S. indicts ex-Venezuelan anti-narcotics agency leaders on drug charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors announced an indictment on Monday against two former top officials at Venezuela’s anti-narcotics agency, including one who became the head of the country’s national guard, over allegations that they took part in a …
Criminal investigation underway into 2015 Colorado mine spill
DENVER (Reuters) – Federal investigators said on Monday they have opened a criminal probe into the 2015 spill of some 3 million gallons (11 million liters) of toxic wastewater from a defunct Colorado gold mine that was triggered by a contractor with th…
U.S. judge questions North Carolina transgender bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. judge weighing whether to halt a North Carolina law that restricts bathroom access for transgender people in government buildings and public schools questioned at a hearing on Monday what problem the measure fixed…
University of Texas holds first memorial of 1966 rampage that left 16 dead
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The University of Texas on Monday held its first memorial of a shooting rampage half a century ago that left 16 people dead, with a survivor of the massacre leading a procession across the field where she was hit by the sniper…
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.
