New York truck attack suspect followed Islamic State plans: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Uzbek immigrant suspected of killing eight people in New York City by crashing a truck through a crowd on a bike path followed online plans from Islamic State and left a note saying the militant group would “endure forever,” pol…
Utah nurse gets $500,000 settlement over arrest for refusing blood sample
(Reuters) – A Utah nurse who was unlawfully arrested for refusing to let police take a blood sample from an unconscious patient has received a $500,000 legal settlement from the city and her employer, her attorney said.
CIA releases new tranche of materials seized in 2011 bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A computer recovered in the 2011 U.S. special forces operation that killed Osama bin Laden contained a video collection that included kids’ cartoons, several Hollywood movies and three documentaries about himself.
U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl idealistic, impulsive: expert
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl is a bright but naive soldier who suffers from several mental health conditions and is willing to break rules to do what he believes is right, a forensic psychiatrist testified on Wednesday….
Former U.S. EXIM opponent Garrett vows to keep trade bank ‘fully open’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scott Garrett, who sought to shut down the U.S. Export-Import Bank two years ago as a Republican congressman, vowed on Wednesday to run the government trade lender to the full extent of its legal authority if confirmed as its nex…
Former Brooklyn resident charged in U.S. with aiding Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former resident of Brooklyn, New York, has been brought to the United States to face charges that he traveled to the Middle East to work as a recruiter for Islamic State, according to a filing on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal cou…
Trump calls for end to contentious visa program after N.Y. attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump seized on the New York City truck attack to press his call for tighter immigration measures to prevent terrorism on Wednesday, asking Congress to end the visa program under which the Uzbek immigrant ac…
Puerto Rico seeks help as Medicaid crisis deepens after Maria
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Puerto Rico, still reeling from Hurricane Maria, is asking the Trump administration and U.S. lawmakers for help in staving off a Medicaid crisis that has put a quarter of the island’s residents at risk of losing medical care.
Uzbek man planned deadly New York truck attack for weeks: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Uzbek immigrant suspected of killing eight people in New York City followed plans laid out by the militant Islamic State group and planned the attack weeks in advance, U.S. investigators said on Wednesday.
Crashes involving U.S. destroyers were avoidable: Navy investigations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two crashes in the Asia Pacific region involving U.S. Navy warships and commercial vessels this year were caused by preventable errors by the sailors on board the ships, according to the results of Navy investigations released o…
