Muslim Americans fear demonization of Islam after mass shooting
DEARBORN, Mich. (Reuters) – Muslim Americans fear their religion will be demonized and Islamophobia will spread after a young Muslim couple was accused of carrying out one of the bloodiest mass killings in the United States.
No warning signs before California couple’s deadly rampage: lawyer
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – The couple accused of killing 14 people at a holiday party in California gave no indication of their plans ahead of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in three years, a lawyer for the deceased shooters’ …
U.S. authorities look for militant links to shooters in California mass slaying
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – The couple suspected of killing 14 people at a holiday party in California amassed thousands of rounds of ammunition and a dozen pipe bombs, authorities said on Thursday as they sought clues to the pair’s motives and …
Woodrow Wilson’s racism ‘did some harm,’ great-grandson says
(Reuters) – Woodrow Wilson made “mistakes along the issues of race,” his great-grandson concedes, but he says heeding demands that Princeton University remove the former U.S. president’s name from campus buildings would not heal current racial tensions…
New York pension fund launches $2 billion low-carbon index
(Reuters) – New York State’s pension fund launched a $2 billion low-carbon index which will exclude or reduce investment in high-emitting industries such as coal mining, the State Comptroller said on Friday.
U.S. gun control activists newly optimistic, but change may be elusive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After years of thwarted efforts to tighten restrictions on firearms, gun control activists are heralding the 2016 elections as a watershed moment.
Baltimore police trial resumes after Freddie Gray arrest video draws tears
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The trial of a Baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a young black man is due to resume on Friday, a day after prosecutors showed a video of his arrest that reduced his family to tears.
U.S. authorities look for militant links to shooters in California mass slaying
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – The couple suspected of killing 14 people at a holiday party in California amassed thousands of rounds of ammunition and a dozen pipe bombs, authorities said on Thursday as they sought clues to the pair’s motives and …
Former U.S. official urges Pentagon to skip buying new ICBMs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Defense Secretary William Perry on Thursday called for the Pentagon to skip replacing its aging stockpile of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), arguing that U.S. nuclear-armed submarines and a new long-range bomb…
Former U.S. official urges Pentagon to skip buying new ICBMs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Defense Secretary William Perry on Thursday called for the Pentagon to skip replacing its aging stockpile of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), arguing that U.S. nuclear-armed submarines and a new long-range bomb…
