‘Chelsea bomber’ tried to radicalize fellow inmates, U.S. prosecutors say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New Jersey man found guilty last year of planting two homemade bombs in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, one of which wounded 30 people, has tried to radicalize fellow inmates with Islamic State and al Qaeda propaganda, U.S. p…
U.S. Navy officers face possible homicide charges over ship collisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The commanding officers of two U.S. Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions last year in the Pacific Ocean face courts-martial and could be charged with negligent homicide, the U.S. Navy said in a statement on Tuesday.
Second U.S. winter storm forces hundreds of flight cancellations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A second winter storm in as many weeks is causing hundreds of flight cancellations across the United States, airlines reported on Tuesday, potentially dealing a further blow to carriers’ first quarter outlooks.
U.S. government shutdown looms amid immigration battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Partisan finger-pointing over immigration policy on Tuesday left the U.S. Congress and the White House stumbling closer to a possible federal government shutdown by the end of the week, although Wall Street held out hopes for a d…
Starved California siblings treated after rescue from ‘horrific’ home
PERRIS, Calif. (Reuters) – The 13 siblings found starving in a filthy California home, some of them shackled to furniture, were getting food and treatment after being rescued from a “horrific” ordeal that could leave them scarred for years, authorities…
Ex-CIA officer arrested for retaining classified information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested at a U.S. airport on Monday night in connection with charges that he illegally retained highly classified information, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.
Victim of ex-USA gymnastics doctor says abuse led to dad’s suicide
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – One of the victims of USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, who pleaded guilty to molesting dozens of girls, on Tuesday blamed the disgraced doctor for her father’s suicide.
California siblings being treated after ‘horrific’ ordeal
PERRIS, Calif. (Reuters) – The 13 California siblings kept in “horrific” conditions by their parents, including some who were shackled to furniture, others who were starved, were being treated after an ordeal that could leave them scarred for years, au…
Trump administration to appeal ‘Dreamer’ immigrant ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brough…
Wage dispute at NY City’s main produce market could lead to strike
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The market that supplies New York City with most of its fresh fruits and vegetables faces the prospect of its first work stoppage since 1986 if last-ditch bargaining on Tuesday fails to bridge pay differences in a contract covering…
