Senate passes bill to boost travel security after Brussels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would boost domestic travel security in the wake of the Brussels attacks and authorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration through September 2017.
Cosby’s wife due to give second deposition in defamation lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s wife of 52 years is due on Tuesday to sit for a second day of questioning in Boston by lawyers for seven women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault and have sued him for defamation for denying their claims.
Body of missing Florida priest found in Georgia: police
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials worked on Tuesday to identify what they believed to be the body of a priest who was kidnapped in Florida and found dead in Georgia.
Ohio man accused of plotting government attack can stand trial: judge
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday finalized a ruling that an Ohio man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs was competent to stand trial.
Missouri man pleads guilty to threatening blacks at university
(Reuters) – A Missouri man has pleaded guilty to making threats on social media against black people after the University of Missouri president resigned during protests over his handling of reported racial abuse, officials said on Tuesday.
Prosecutors turn fire on New York prison’s culture of violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The guards, authorities say, wanted to send a message.
U.S. top court rules against Maryland over power plant subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against Maryland in its bid to revive a program to subsidize natural gas-fired electricity plant construction to serve the power needs of its residents in a case weighing state versus feder…
Schools closed as Houston cleans up for floods that killed five
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Scores of schools were closed and cleanup was underway in Houston on Tuesday, a day after record rains hits the fourth most populous U.S. city, causing floods that left five dead and led to more than 1,000 water rescues.
Convoy of U.S. ambassador to U.N. hits and kills boy in Cameroon
DAKAR (Reuters) – A vehicle in the motorcade of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations struck and killed a young boy in Cameroon on Monday during a visit to the Lake Chad region where countries have been targeted by the Boko Haram group.
AP, Reuters, New York Times among 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for reporting on abuse in the seafood industry that helped free 2,000 slave laborers, and Reuters and The New York Times shared the breaking news photography award for …
