Snowstorm, deep freeze leaves four dead in U.S. South
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A winter storm that caused at least four deaths in the U.S. South brought record low temperatures on Wednesday to parts of the region, where it coated roads with ice, snapped power lines and prompted public school closures.
Elderly American-Iranian jailed in Iran hospitalised with heart problems: lawyer
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An 81-year old American-Iranian imprisoned in Iran, Baquer Namazi, was hospitalised earlier this week due to a drop in blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Coach tells ex-USA gymnastics doctor Nassar in court to ‘go to hell’
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A coach who sent dozens of young girls for treatment to USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who pleaded guilty to molesting female athletes, told the disgraced physicians on Wednesday to “go to hell” for his crimes.
Twitter may notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during 2016 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twitter may notify users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.
U.S. justices sympathize with death row inmate’s claim against lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled sympathy toward a Louisiana death row inmate convicted of a 2008 triple murder who is seeking a new trial because his lawyer ignored his objections and told jurors the man had kil…
U.S. judge may extend freeze on Indonesian immigrants’ deportation
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday signaled she may extend an order preventing the deportation of roughly 50 Indonesian Christians living illegally in New Hampshire, a process that immigration officials began after U.S. President Donald Tr…
Elderly American-Iranian jailed in Iran hospitalized with heart problems: lawyer
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An 81-year old American-Iranian imprisoned in Iran, Baquer Namazi, was hospitalized earlier this week due to a drop in blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Republican lobbyist tied to controversial causes attacked in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican lobbyist best known for fueling a conspiracy theory about the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer was attacked with pepper spray outside his home in a Washington suburb, police and his publicist said on …
Flights canceled, schools closed across snowy U.S. South
(Reuters) – A bitter winter storm gripped much of the South on Wednesday, prompting schools to close and causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations as snow, ice and record-breaking cold hit the region.
Fight over Indonesian immigrants back in U.S. court
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for 51 Indonesians living illegally in New Hampshire are due in court on Wednesday to urge a federal judge to grant an injunction blocking U.S. immigration officials from moving forward with efforts to deport them.
