Two hurt when live bullets used in Arizona Old West show
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – An actor and a woman in the crowd were shot with live bullets during a street reenactment of an Old West gunfight at a show in Arizona that was supposed to be using blanks, authorities said.
Trump, Carson likely to get Secret Service protection: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service sent letters to congressional leaders on Monday seeking to activate 24-hour protection for Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson, Fox News reported on Monday.
Illinois budget impasse generates more negatives: Moody’s
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois added to the negative factors weighing on the state’s credit rating with the announcement last week that a monthly payment to pension funds would be delayed due to the ongoing budget impasse, Moody’s Investors Service said …
Progress on sentencing reform reveals waning police influence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shortly after legislation surfaced in the U.S. Senate to lower prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders, Fraternal Order of Police Executive Director Jim Pasco heard Vice President Joe Biden say what Pasco had suspected of…
Takata air bag recall to be expanded: U.S. regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Monday signaled they will expand a massive Takata Corp recall already affecting more than 19 million vehicles in the United States.
Family of five dead after SUV drives into Phoenix lake
(Reuters) – Three young children and their parents died in Arizona after the family’s sports utility vehicle drove into a lake in a suburb of Phoenix, authorities said.
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) …
