Obama lauds New Orleans’ progress since Katrina, says more to be done
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday heralded the progress New Orleans has made rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina battered the area 10 years ago but said more needed to be done to overcome poverty and inequality.
Boeing wins $1.49 billion order for 13 P-8A aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co has won a contract worth $1.49 billion to build 13 more P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft, and buy titanium and other materials needed for work on 20 further planes in coming years, the Pentagon announced on Thursday….
Father of Virginia TV reporter slain on air vows to fight for gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The father of a Virginia journalist killed in an on-air shooting said on Thursday he would become a crusader for gun control, but analysts said there was little likelihood of legislation on the federal level any time soon, despit…
U.S. prosecutors join probe into New York inmate’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have joined an investigation into the death of a New York prison inmate who was involved in a confrontation with guards in April.
Planned Parenthood report says fetal tissue videos were distorted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood told U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday that manipulations and deletions used in the editing process of secretly recorded videos slamming the organization rendered the tapes unreliable for government inquir…
Connecticut political staffer gets year in prison for kickback scheme
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A former Connecticut legislative staffer was sentenced on Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison for using his role administering a state program intended to prevent political corruption to generate $117,000 in kickba…
Bill to regulate e-cigarettes clears California legislative hurdle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The California State Senate on Thursday passed a bill to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products, sending the measure to the Assembly where a similar bill died earlier this year.
Jury begins deliberations in New Hampshire prep school rape trial
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – The jury in the rape trial of a former student at an elite New Hampshire boarding school began deliberations on Thursday after hearing closing arguments focusing on whether he forced a 15-year-old classmate to have sex or whet…
Student threatened to kill self, others at Miss. State University
(Reuters) – A Mississippi State University student was arrested on Thursday after his threats to harm himself and others prompted alerts about an active shooter and a lockdown of the campus.
U.S. charges Arizona man with supporting Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Arizona man was indicted on Thursday for supporting the militant group Islamic State by helping a New York City college student travel to Syria for military-style training, U.S. authorities said.
