Houston kidnap victim, killed in FBI raid, had grabbed agent’s rifle: police
(Reuters) – An FBI agent shot and killed a kidnapping victim that he was trying to rescue in Houston last week, when the man grabbed the agent’s rifle, Houston’s police chief told reporters.
In the Hollywood Hills, eyes on the moon, not the stars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A thousand people crowded onto a hilltop outside Los Angeles before dawn on Wednesday for one of the most picturesque views in America of a rare lunar eclipse called a “Super Blue Blood Moon,” as the Earth’s shadow fell across i…
Pharmacist to be sentenced for role in U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts pharmacist is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after being convicted on racketeering and fraud charges stemming from his role in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds more.
A modern land run? Trump move opens Utah to mining claims under 1872 law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of Utah wilderness will reopen much of the iconic terrain to gold, silver, copper, and uranium land claims under a Wild West-era mining law, according to federal officials.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor faces second sentencing
(Reuters) – Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is scheduled to appear in a Michigan courtroom on Wednesday for a second sentencing hearing, after already being sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts who were ent…
Skywatchers in western North America will see moon turn red in rare eclipse
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Skywatchers across western North America set their alarms to awaken before dawn on Wednesday to see a rare type of lunar eclipse called a “Super Blue Blood Moon,” with hundreds of expected to view the phenomenon from a Los Angel…
Trump fixes gaze on Republicans during speech to U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in his speech to Congress on Tuesday that he wanted to extend an “open hand” to work with both parties on issues like immigration but he spent most of the address facing Republicans while seldom g…
Trump preaches cooperation, but can he follow through?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of unifying the country and delivering for the American people — and he has the opportunity to back up his words with action almost immediately.
Trump pushes hardline immigration policies even as he urges unity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on Tuesday to work toward bipartisan compromises, but pushed a hard line on immigration, insisting on a border wall and other concessions from Democrats as part of any deal to protect t…
Trump orders Guantanamo detention center to stay open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday to keep open the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay after his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, tried unsuccessfully to close the prison that has drawn internati…
