Reuters Top US News: April 11, 2017

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, April 11, 2017 California gunman kills wife, self as she teaches class; student also dead SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) - A special education teacher and one of her students were fatally shot by her estranged husband when he opened fire with a high-caliber revolver before killing himself in her classroom at a San Bernardino, California, elementary school, police said. Alabama governor resigns as scandal leads to criminal charges BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigned on Monday after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors related to campaign finance violations and linked to his relationship with a former adviser, ending a year-long scandal that has enveloped the state's government. U.S. judge finds Texas voter ID law was intended to discriminate (Reuters) - A Texas law that requires voters to show identification before casting ballots was enacted with the intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday. United Airlines under fire after passenger dragged from plane; officer put on leave NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Airlines sparked outrage on Monday for the treatment of a passenger who was physically dragged off a plane the airline had overbooked, and one of the security officers involved in the incident was placed on leave pending an investigation. Grains piled on runways, parking lots, fields amid global glut CHICAGO (Reuters) - Iowa farmer Karl Fox is drowning in corn. Oregon lawmakers pass bill banning marijuana merchants from keeping buyer information (Reuters) - Oregon lawmakers sought on Monday to protect buyers of marijuana from possible penalties under federal law, approving a bill to ban sellers of the drug for recreational use from keeping information on their customers. Washington Post, NY Times win Pulitzers for work on Trump, Putin NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pulitzer Prizes on Monday honored The Washington Post for hard-hitting reporting on Donald Trump's presidential campaign and The New York Times for revealing Vladimir Putin's covert power grab, praising their probing of powerful people despite a hostile climate for the news media. Groups sue to obtain White House visitor logs NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of nonprofit groups on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to obtain logs of visitors to President Donald Trump's homes. Charleston church shooter pleads guilty to state murder counts CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Dylann Roof, the white supremacist already sentenced to death in federal court for a 2015 massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina, pleaded guilty on Monday to separate state murder charges, sparing relatives of the victims a second trial. Illinois judge fatally shot outside Chicago home: police CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois judge was shot and killed outside his Chicago home on Monday morning and a woman was injured in the incident, police said. Related Video Judge rules Texas voter ID to be discriminatory Tougher U.S. stance faces first test in North Korea standoff Great Debate Cox: AT&T opens itself up to activist attack Cox: Amsterdam has first-world financial dilemma A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook