American sentenced to 45 years prison for role in al Qaeda bomb attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Tuesday for supporting the militant group al Qaeda and helping to prepare a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, less than the life sentence sought by pr…
Suspicious package reports surge after deadly Texas parcel bombs: police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Police have received more than 150 calls about suspicious packages after three parcel bombs left outside homes in Austin, Texas, exploded this month in related attacks that killed two people and injured two others, officials s…
Brazil’s BRF sued in U.S. after ex-CEO arrest, food safety probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brazil’s BRF SA has been sued in the United States by a shareholder who accused the world’s largest poultry exporter of concealing its involvement in food safety fraud, culminating in the arrest of a former chief executive officer….
Shutdown of funeral home that also ran body brokerage roils town
MONTROSE, Colorado (Reuters) – After Gerald “Cactus” Hollenback died of heart disease last May, his wife contacted Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors here to have him cremated. Now, Shirley Hollenback is worried about what became of her husband’s body.
At least one dead as bus carrying students plunges into Alabama ravine
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and many were injured on Tuesday when a bus carrying high school students plunged into a ravine off the side of an interstate highway in Baldwin County, Alabama, the sheriff’s office said.
Turkey seeks life term for U.S. pastor over failed coup: Dogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday sought a life sentence for a U.S. pastor over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in 2016, Dogan news agency reported, a move that threatens to undermine efforts to mend bilateral ties.
Blizzard bears down on New England, snarling travel
BOSTON (Reuters) – The third winter storm in two weeks roared into coastal New England on Tuesday, with up to 20 inches (51 cm) of forecast snow causing school closures, flight cancellations and raising the risk of power outages.
Witness to Charlottesville attack sues U.S. media outlets over ‘false’ stories
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia man sued two media outlets and seven individuals on Tuesday claiming he was defamed by false stories in which he was accused of helping stage unrest last summer in Charlottesville, Virginia, as part of an effort to und…
Turkey seeks life in prison for U.S. pastor over 2016 failed coup: Dogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday requested life imprisonment for detained American pastor Andrew Brunson over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in 2016, Dogan news agency reported, a move that could undermine recent efforts to me…
Turkey seeks life in prison for U.S. pastor over 2016 failed coup: Dogan news agency
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday requested life imprisonment for detained American pastor Andrew Brunson over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in 2016, the private Dogan news agency said.
