Deja vu for U.S. troops celebrating Christmas in Iraq again
EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – This is the third Christmas that Staff Sergeant Magdiel Asencio is spending in Iraq. For Sergeant First Class Noel Alvarado, it is number four. And so it is with many U.S. troops stationed less than a hour’s drive from t…
Gunfire at North Carolina Christmas party wounds seven people
(Reuters) – Police on Sunday were attempting to identify two suspects who shot up a Christmas party at a North Carolina Moose Lodge and wounded seven people before escaping in a vehicle driven by a third suspect.
Knife-wielding man in Georgia shot by police
(Reuters) – A Georgia man wielding a knife was shot by police and critically wounded after he confronted two officers responding to a domestic disturbance near Atlanta, officials said on Sunday.
Fire kills baby, two adults in Pittsburgh suburb: report
(Reuters) – Fire in a suburban Pittsburgh home on Christmas Eve killed a 5-month-old boy, his grandmother and an uncle, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, citing officials.
Dakotas under blizzard warnings as winter storm forecast over central U.S.
(Reuters) – Almost all of North and South Dakota were under blizzard, ice storm or winter storm warnings on Sunday as wintry weather was forecast to hit the Central U.S., meteorologists said.
Carrie Fisher’s celebrity friends wish her a fast recovery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Friends and colleagues of Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher shared their hopes for the “Star Wars” star’s swift recovery on Saturday, a day after she was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital.
A&E network cancels ‘Escaping the KKK’ documentary over cash payments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The A&E cable television network said on Saturday it has canceled an upcoming documentary about efforts to help Ku Klux Klan members break away from the hate group, after learning cash payments were made “to facilitate access” to the film’s subjects.
FBI warns of possible Islamic State-inspired attacks in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their sympathizers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, a law…
Santa Claus on track to deliver gifts despite storm: U.S. military
DENVER (Reuters) – A powerful Christmas Eve snowstorm descending on much of North America will not slow Santa Claus as he delivers presents to good girls and boys, U.S. military officials who track his annual flight said on Saturday.
Pennsylvania parents accused of starving, abusing three children
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania couple tried to starve their three children to death because the father no longer wanted them, state police said in charges filed this week.
