U.S. House votes to extend ban on undetectable firearms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to extend for 10 years a ban against firearms that cannot be detected with metal detectors or X-ray scanners.
Mississippi man pleads not guilty in ricin-laced letters case
(Reuters) – A Mississippi man accused of sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and other officials, and pinning them on an Elvis impersonator, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a new charge that he tried to continue the scheme from jail.
Traveler pulled from U.S. plane with suspected TB cleared in tests
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man removed from a US Airways Express flight in Phoenix over the weekend because he was suspected of having tuberculosis has tested negative for the contagious disease, health officials said on Tuesday.
Dying Iowa inmate, sentenced to life at 15, granted parole
(Reuters) – A terminally ill Iowa inmate, who was only 15 when she was sentenced to life in prison for murdering an elderly relative, is being paroled, authorities said on Tuesday.
Possible gunman taken into custody at Connecticut university
(Reuters) – A suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday after the University of New Haven in Connecticut reported a possible gunman on its campus and urged students and faculty to seek shelter.
Frequent flyer faces turbulence in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices voiced skepticism on Tuesday about whether an airline customer could sue after being thrown out of a frequent flyer program.
World War Two era Japanese submarine found off Hawaii coast
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Scientists plumbing the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaii coast have discovered a World War Two era Japanese submarine, a technological marvel that had been preparing to attack the Panama Canal before being scuttled by U.S. forces.
U.S. agrees to loosen prison restrictions for accused Boston bomber
(Reuters) – U.S. officials on Tuesday agreed to loosen prison restrictions on accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that the 20-year-old’s lawyers have argued made it difficult to mount an effective defense.
Obama’s uncle to fight U.S. deportation order
BOSTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s uncle is expected to appear in a federal immigration court in Boston on Tuesday to argue that he should be allowed to stay in the United States, despite a 1992 deportation order and 2011 drunk-driving arrest….
Key U.S. lawmaker won’t support $967 billion short-term spending plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he would not support a stop-gap funding measure aimed at avoiding a January government shutdown that keeps automatic spending cuts in place.
