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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

More Americans want 'independent' investigation of Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans, including a growing number of Republicans, want to see an "independent investigation" sort out any connections between Russia and President Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Monday.

In travel ban case, U.S. judges focus on discrimination, Trump's powers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. appeals court judges on Monday questioned the lawyer defending President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban about whether it discriminates against Muslims and pressed challengers to explain why the court should not defer to Trump's presidential powers to set the policy.

Ex-NFL star Hernandez's fiancee says she does not know what motivated suicide

BOSTON (Reuters) - Aaron Hernandez's fiancee does not know what motivated the suicide of the former New England Patriots player last month but did not rule out that he might have done so to improve his family's financial situation, she said in a television interview to be broadcast on Tuesday.

Georgia prisoner to be executed seeks firing squad instead of injection

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A death row inmate in Georgia scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday was hoping to get a delay so state officials can set up a firing squad, which his lawyers claim would be less painful for him.

Oregon county to vote on blocking natural gas terminal

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A coastal Oregon county will vote Tuesday on a ballot measure to block a proposed natural gas terminal, the latest in a series of efforts to thwart energy projects across the Pacific Northwest.

Learjet crashes on approach to New Jersey airport, killing two pilots

CARLSTADT, N.J. (Reuters) - A small plane crashed on its approach to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on Monday, killing two pilots and sparking fires that could be seen from New York, the Federal Aviation Administration and police said.

United says cockpit door codes may have been published online

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Codes to gain access to United Airlines cockpits may have been made public, the carrier said on Monday, but it stopped short of confirming a report that a flight attendant inadvertently published the codes online in a potential threat to air security.

Trump's travel bans spook some students, fan fears of broader chill

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ramin Forouzandeh had applied to 13 PhD economics programs in the United States, but after President Donald Trump signed his first travel ban in January, the 25-year-old Iranian turned to Canada for other options.

Accused bomber Rahimi seeks reduced charges in New Jersey case

ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) - An Afghan-born U.S. citizen accused of planting bombs in New York and New Jersey fired on police in New Jersey to evade arrest, but those crimes fall short of attempted murder as charged, his defense lawyer argued on Monday.

Four plead guilty in Baruch fraternity hazing death

STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Four former New York fraternity brothers pleaded guilty on Monday in the 2013 hazing death of a Baruch College student in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, a case that raised fresh concerns about initiation rituals that can turn deadly.