Regulators, lawmakers tighten Takata recall scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators will decide next month whether to take the unprecedented step of coordinating the Takata air bag inflator recall, saying the task of replacing nearly 24 million potentially deadly devices could be too massive to s…
New Jersey to vote on override of Christie gun control bill veto
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New Jersey Senate will vote on Thursday whether to override Governor Chris Christie’s veto of a bill that requires courts and law enforcement to exchange information before people trying to purchase a firearm can have their med…
Iowa man convicted of wounding two in random 2014 shooting spree
(Reuters) – An Iowa man has been convicted of wounding two men and shooting at a third in a random drive-by shooting spree in a Des Moines suburb, a local prosecutor said.
Oil production possibly linked to Oklahoma quakes since 1930s: USGS
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma earthquakes may have been related to oil production activities as early as the 1930s, a study released this week by the U.S. Geological Survey said.
White House says Obama feels urgency to address debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Asked about the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to postpone the debt auction over debt limit concerns, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said on Thursday President Barack Obama feels an urgency to address the U.S. debt limit…
FBI, Secret Service probe hack of CIA chief’s private emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and U.S. Secret Service have opened criminal inquiries into the hacking of a private email account used by CIA Director John Brennan and his family, the FBI said on Thursday.
Sold: 100 wooded acres in New Hampshire, possibly booby-trapped
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A wooded compound in New Hampshire that was the site of a tense standoff between an anti-government couple and federal agents in 2007 sold at auction on Thursday for $205,000, despite concerns that the property may be booby-tr…
Penn State’s Sandusky should face new charges, lawyer argues
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man who claims he was molested by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky as a teenager told a Pennsylvania judge that that case should be prosecuted even though the events in question date to 1988.
Most Americans support NRA despite criticism after mass shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Most Americans maintain a favorable view of the National Rifle Association despite criticism and a presidential rebuke of the gun lobby after a massacre in Oregon this month, Gallup said on Thursday.
Stalled Guantanamo 9/11 hearing goes into closed session
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A pre-trial hearing for five Sept. 11 suspects at Guantanamo Bay that has stalled over one inmate’s self-representation convened briefly on Thursday before going into a closed session to discuss classified information.
