U.S. senators vote to bolster travel security in FAA bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to bolster travel security in the wake of the Brussels attacks with measures that include doubling the number of transportation security teams with bomb-sniffing dogs at domestic airports and oth…
Kansas governor signs funding bill to keep schools open
(Reuters) – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback said on Thursday he signed a bill enacting a new school funding formula to replace one found to be unconstitutional by the state supreme court, which set a June deadline for legislative action.
Massachusetts man kills self after shooting at former co-worker
BOSTON (Reuters) – A 70-year-old Massachusetts man shot at and wounded a former co-worker, who had been involved in his firing from a business outside Boston, before ending his life with his own shotgun, officials said on Thursday.
EU may require visas from Americans and Canadians: EU source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union executive is considering whether to make U.S. and Canadian citizens apply for visas before traveling to the bloc, a move that could raise tensions as Brussels negotiates a trade pact with Washington.
Obama returns to law school to argue for his Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama returns on Thursday to the University of Chicago Law School where he once taught to make the case for his U.S. Supreme Court nominee as Senate Republicans harden their opposition to confirming Merrick Garla…
Florida police welcome return of anti-drug sign stolen 30 years ago
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – An anonymous person returned an anti-drug sign to authorities in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, after stealing it nearly 30 years ago and included a plea for forgiveness and money to reinstall the sign.
New York City sued by students and parents over school violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly a dozen students and their parents have filed a class-action lawsuit against New York City claiming public schools are so dangerous that it has deprived them of their constitutional right to an education.
Lawsuit seeks lower bail for poor detainees in U.S. deportation cases
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials should make bail more affordable for poor migrants detained ahead of deportation proceedings and who are not considered likely to abscond, a civil rights group said in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
Google expanding self-driving vehicle testing to Phoenix, Arizona
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc is expanding its testing of self-driving cars to the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, the company said on Thursday, making it the fourth U.S. city to serve as a proving ground for the autonomous vehicles.
Fantasy sports are illegal gambling in Tennessee: attorney general
(Reuters) – Fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling under Tennessee law, the state attorney general said this week in an opinion about a multibillion-dollar online industry that has been challenged legally in several states.
