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…
Record Thanksgiving air travel could boost U.S. airlines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. airline profits in the first nine months of 2017 fell 20 percent year over year, but the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in more than a decade could give carriers a boost, according to an industry trade group on Wednesday.
Uzbek man is focus of deadly New York truck attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. investigators on Wednesday were focused on an Uzbek immigrant they said killed eight people in New York by driving a rental truck down a riverfront bike path in an attack authorities said had all the hallmarks of terrorism.
Motorists keep record pace on U.S. roads in August: DOT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorists logged 1.4 percent more miles on U.S. roads and highways in August compared to last year, staying on track to break last year’s record volumes, according to data released on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportat…
