U.S. plans to release American captured in Syria in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Wednesday it would release in Syria an American citizen detained on suspicion of being an Islamic State member, a move the American Civil Liberties Union compared to dumping him on the road in a war zo…
Volcanic lava buries two housing tracts on Hawaii’s Big Island
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – An ever-creeping wall of lava from Kilauea Volcano has engulfed two entire seaside housing tracts at the eastern tip of Hawaii’s Big Island, government scientists reported on Wednesday, an area where civil defense officials sa…
Taiwanese student hit with federal charges in U.S. school threat
(Reuters) – A Taiwanese exchange student who already pleaded guilty in state court to making shooting threats against the Catholic high school he was attending in Pennsylvania has now been hit with federal firearms charges, U.S. prosecutors said on Wed…
Designer Kate Spade suffered depression for years, husband says
(Reuters) – The husband of fashion designer Kate Spade on Wednesday broke his silence on her death, saying she suffered from depression for years and that the couple had been living separately for 10 months.
House Republicans work to craft Dreamer immigration deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Wednesday worked to come up with legislation protecting “Dreamer” immigrants from deportation while meeting President Donald Trump’s demands for tougher border security and possibly ne…
Atlanta officials reveal worsening effects of cyber attack
(Reuters) – The Atlanta cyber attack has had a more serious impact on the city’s ability to deliver basic services than previously understood, a city official said at a public meeting on Wednesday, as she proposed an additional $9.5 million to help pay…
First lady Melania Trump makes first public appearance in weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Melania Trump reappeared in front of the cameras on Wednesday for the first time since May 10, traveling with her husband President Donald Trump to a hurricane briefing.
Trump commutes sentence after appeal by Kim Kardashian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the life sentence of a woman for a first-time drug offense whose cause was taken up by celebrity Kim Kardashian West, and he is prepared to use his constitutional clemency powers …
U.S. agency loses appeal over alleged LabMD data security lapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer protection agency on Wednesday lost an appeals court fight with now-defunct cancer testing company LabMD over accusations that the firm’s data security was inadequate and allowed the exposure of sensitive patien…
Texas reinstates inmate’s death penalty after halt from Supreme Court
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An inmate on death row in a Texas prison who was temporarily spared by the U.S. Supreme Court had his death sentence reinstated by a state court on Wednesday after it determined that he was competent to be executed, legal fili…
