Florida vice mayor shot dead, husband jailed as suspect
By Daniel Trotta April 1 (Reuters) – The vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was shot and killed on Wednesday and her husband was taken into custody as the lone suspect in what police called a case
Baby killed by a stray bullet after drive-by attack in Brooklyn, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — A 7-month-old baby in a stroller was killed by a stray bullet Wednesday afternoon when a man on a moped shot at a group of people on a Brooklyn sidewalk, authorities said. The
Democrats ask judge to block Trump order tightening mail-in voting
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – The Democratic Party on Wednesday filed a lawsuit asking a U.S. judge to block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening mail-in voting nationwide, arguing it improperly impedes states’ authority to conduct elections.
Sexual harassment lawyer sues over rejected airport ad, now has a massive billboard
A lawyer sued an upstate New York airport after it rejected a small ad for her sexual harassment law firm. Now she has a massive sign there. Megan Thomas signed a contract last summer for the ad
Man charged in connection with some of ‘Texas Killing Fields’ deaths of dozens of women
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the deaths linked to the “Texas Killing Fields,” an area near Houston where the bodies of dozens of women were found beginning in the
DHS boss rescinds restrictive $100,000 approval process, giving hope to FEMA relief efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office, ending a widely criticized policy implemented by his predecessor Kristi Noem that critics
Seven-month-old girl in stroller fatally shot in Brooklyn
By Kanishka Singh April 1 (Reuters) – A 7-month-old girl in a stroller was shot and killed in Brooklyn on Wednesday by stray gunfire in a suspected gang-related shooting, top city officials said. Shots were fired in
Trump administration readies new tariffs on select drugmakers, Bloomberg News reports
April 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is set to announce tariffs as soon as Thursday on drugmakers that have not struck deals guaranteeing low prices in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with
What to watch as Trump addresses the nation about the Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to address the nation Wednesday evening about the war against Iran, a pivotal moment at home and abroad as he seeks to amass extraordinary power to prosecute the military
State finds explosion that killed LA County deputies involved serious safety violations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state investigation has found that the deaths of three Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in a grenade explosion last year involved “willful” and serious safety violations in the department, including failure to