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…
U.S. Air Force eyes decision on F-35 combat readiness soon
RAF FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) – Efforts to declare an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jets ready for combat are going “exceptionally well,” and a decision should be announced soon, the four-star general who will make the decision sai…
Baltimore policeman negligent in Freddie Gray death: prosecutor
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The highest-ranking Baltimore police officer charged in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray should have secured him in the transport van where Gray broke his neck, a Maryland prosecutor said on Thursday at the start of Lieute…
Top Senate Democrat predicts Zika funding bill will fail again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid warned on Thursday that Democrats would defeat a partisan measure intended to combat the Zika virus and called on the House of Representatives to allow a vote on a different measure that h…
Ex-ICAP brokers escape U.S. Libor charges after U.K. acquittals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is dropping charges against three former ICAP brokers charged in connection with a global investigation into the manipulation of Libor, after they were acquitted earlier this year in a related U.K. trial…
Lockheed says on track for first combat-ready U.S. Air Force F-35
RAF FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet program is on track for the U.S. Air Force to declare an initial squadron of jets ready for combat between August and December, a senior Lockheed official told reporters on Thurs…
Baltimore saw steep fall in police numbers as murder rate soared
(Reuters) – Already beset by a public outcry over the high-profile death of a black man in police custody and a rising murder rate, Baltimore’s police department is facing another headache: it’s shrinking fast.
Trump rejects criticism, vents at news media in campaign speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism of his campaign tactics, in a wide-ranging speech defending his team’s use of a Jewish star and his own praise of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein…
Ex-Fox News anchor accuses former boss Ailes of sexual harassment
(Reuters) – Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued Fox News Channel Chief Executive Roger Ailes on Wednesday for sexual harassment, alleging her ex-boss wrongfully fired her after she rebuffed years of unwanted advances.
Briton pleads not guilty to weapons charges over Trump rally incident
(Reuters) – A British man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to weapons charges stemming from an incident where he was accused of trying to steal a gun from a policeman during a Las Vegas rally for Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nom…
