More than half of Americans want tougher gun sale laws: survey
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The number of Americans who believe the United States should have stricter laws on firearms sales rose by 8 percentage points over the past year, with 55 percent of respondents to a Gallup poll released on Monday preferring tighter …
Southwest flight returns to L.A. after passenger fight
(Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines flight turned back to Los Angeles International Airport after a fight between two passengers late on Sunday, the airline, police and local media reports said.
Body found in freezer may be missing Florida girl: police
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Police believe they have found the body of an 11-year-old Florida girl stuffed inside a freezer moved to the garage of the child’s grandmother, authorities said on Monday.
Connecticut forecasts $118.4 million shortfall in state budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut’s state budget will see a shortfall of $118.4 million by the end of the state’s fiscal year on June 30, mainly due to lower income tax collections, according to a forecast from the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) …
U.S. probing reports CIA chief’s personal email hacked: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and the Secret Service are investigating reports that CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email had been hacked, although no classified information had been accessed, CNN said.
U.S. top court spurns father’s appeal in Maryland police shooting case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid to reinstate $250,000 in damages awarded by a Maryland jury to the father of a man shot dead by a police during a SWAT-style predawn drug raid in 2005 that turned up only a small am…
U.S. Navy launches salvage operation for El Faro cargo ship
MIAMI (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy search and rescue vessel was to leave port in Virginia for the Bahamas on Monday afternoon to search for an American cargo ship that sank in a hurricane earlier this month, a Navy spokesman said.
Texas cuts off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood: report
(Reuters) – Texas has cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, NBC News’ Houston affiliate reported on Monday.
Detroit pastor kills man who was threatening him with brick: police
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit pastor shot and killed a 25-year-old man who threatened him with a brick after services at the City of God church, Detroit police said on Monday.
U.S. top court to hear bid to reinstate Maryland gas-fired plants plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear appeals seeking to reinstate a program in Maryland aimed at subsidizing construction of new natural gas-fired electricity plants.
