New bin Laden documents show a suspicious, pressured al Qaeda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret tracking devices reporting their movements as the U.S.-led war against them ground on, documents seized in the 2011 raid on Osa…
No breakthrough in Supreme Court dispute between Obama, Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met with leaders of the Republican-led Senate on Tuesday to push for confirmation hearings and a vote on his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, but the Republicans again vowed not to act on anyone h…
Ohio school shooting suspect denies charges in juvenile court
(Reuters) – The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a southwestern Ohio high school that left four students wounded denied the charges against him on Tuesday, according to a juvenile court official.
FAA orders checks on fuel valves in Boeing planes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered checks on fuel valves on a wide range of Boeing Co aircraft to ensure they are safe and replace affected valves that could cause possible fuel tank explosions.
N.Y. appeals court revives fraud claim against Trump University
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Tuesday revived a fraud claim the state attorney general brought against Trump University, a for-profit investment program.
British socialite to face Epstein accuser’s defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman who claimed that New York financier Jeffrey Epstein trafficked her for sex when she was a teenager may pursue a lawsuit accusing British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of defamation for calling her allegations lies, a U.S. jud…
World Trade Center transit hub to open, a New York phoenix rising
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The newly built World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed to resemble a dove but tasked with the job of a phoenix, opens this week, nearly 15 years after the Sept. 11 attacks left Lower Manhattan in ashes.
Rubio backers spend big in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Backers of Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio have spent nearly as much money in the weeks leading up to Super Tuesday’s nominating contests as all of his rivals combined, including an outsized spend in Texas.
Pentagon to tap private industry for background check IT system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department plans to hire private contractors to develop a $600-million-plus computer system for a new background check agency being set up after a security breach last year exposed the personal data of nearly 22 …
North Carolina police officer kills suspect, sparks protest
(Reuters) – A Raleigh, North Carolina, police officer on Monday killed a man who was fleeing arrest, authorities said, and a local TV station reported protesters chanting “black lives matter” gathered at the scene.
