Commuters in U.S. South face tough trek after deadly storm
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Commuters in the U.S. South faced frigid temperatures and dangerously slick roads on Thursday after a winter storm, responsible for at least eight deaths, thrashed the region with heavy snow and winds that snapped power lines.
Parents of captive siblings to make court appearance in California
PERRIS, Calif. (Reuters) – A Southern California couple accused of keeping their 13 children captive and malnourished in the family’s squalid suburban home were scheduled to make a first court appearance on Thursday.
U.S. South commuters face tough trek after deadly storm
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Commuters in the U.S. South face frigid temperatures and dangerously slick roads on Thursday after a deadly winter storm thrashed the region with heavy snow and winds that snapped power lines.
Trump administration bars Haitians from U.S. visas for low-skilled work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a small-scale effort to employ Haitians in the United States after a catastrophic 201…
U.S. prosecutors charge German man with supporting al Qaeda
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused a German man currently imprisoned in France of supporting al Qaeda in the years leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on New York City, and conspiring to kill Americans.
Exclusive: Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Do not expect U.S. President Donald Trump to hit the gym, despite his doctor’s orders.
Psychic paid $3.5 million for exorcisms gets prison for evading U.S. taxes
BOSTON (Reuters) – A self-proclaimed psychic was sentenced on Wednesday to 26 months in prison after admitting that she tried to avoid paying taxes on over $3.5 million that she received from an elderly Massachusetts woman seeking to cleanse herself of…
Exclusive: Trump vows to campaign intensively for Republicans, may avoid primaries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to devote much of his time this year to helping Republicans maintain control of the U.S. Congress, but suggested he may stay out of divisive intra-party primary fights.
Accused NY attacker’s lawyers propose deal to avoid death penalty
(Reuters) – Lawyers for the Uzbek man accused of killing eight people by speeding a truck down a New York City bike path in October proposed a plea deal on Wednesday in which their client would accept life in prison without parole if prosecutors did no…
Police comb through filthy California home where starving siblings found
PERRIS, Calif. (Reuters) – Investigators on Wednesday conducted an exhaustive search of the foul-smelling, filthy tract home east of Los Angeles where a California couple are accused of keeping captive and nearly starving their 13 minor and adult child…
