U.S. court rejects challenge to Colorado gun control laws
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered a lower court judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging gun control laws approved by Colorado in the wake of a movie theater massacre in a Denver suburb, saying the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring…
Florida sheriff wants to charge mother accidentally shot by young son
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida mother who was accidentally shot and wounded earlier this month by her 4-year-old son while she was driving should be charged with a misdemeanor related to unsafe storage of a firearm, a local sheriff’s office said on …
Michigan Senate approves long-term Detroit schools bailout
(Reuters) – The Michigan Senate on Tuesday approved a long-term $715 million bailout package for Detroit’s cash-strapped public schools but did not take up separate short-term emergency funding for the district, which faces a possible shutdown in April…
Texas ex-trooper pleads not guilty in arrest of woman who died in jail
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas former trooper who arrested a black woman motorist later found hanged in her jail cell pleaded not guilty on Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of lying on the arrest report he made of the July 2015 incident, a court offi…
House backs military burial honor for women pilots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow women pilots from World War Two to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, the vast military cemetery just outside Washington.
Liberal justices lean toward Puerto Rico in debt case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal justices on Tuesday signaled support for Puerto Rico’s bid to convince the Supreme Court to revive a law that could let the U.S. territory cut billions of dollars in debt at public utilities in a key test in its quest to …
No known threat of Brussels-type attack in U.S.: Homeland Security chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday that the United States has no intelligence that indicates there is a plot to carry out an attack inside U.S. borders similar to the one in Brussels
One dead, one wounded in murder-attempted suicide at Texas Walmart
DALLAS (Reuters) – A gunman killed a Walmart employee inside a North Texas store on Tuesday, then shot himself in an attempted suicide, police said.
U.S. service member and his family hurt in Brussels attacks: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service members and his family were hurt in Tuesday’s attacks that targeted the airport and a metro train in Brussels, Fox News reported, citing a U.S. military statement.
U.S. airlines cancel Brussels flights after blasts
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines including Delta, United and American canceled flights on Tuesday after two deadly blasts in a packed departure area of the Brussels Airport at Zaventem.
