Dallas police chief who managed response to sniper attack to retire
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Dallas Police chief who gained national prominence for his leadership after five officers were killed in a sniper attack during a protest march against police violence, unexpectedly announced his retirement on Thursday.
U.S. Muslims relieved Eid holiday to fall day after September 11 anniversary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For weeks, some U.S. Islamic leaders worried that the Eid al-Adha holiday would fall on Sept. 11, raising the possibility that some non-Muslims would misinterpret celebrations occurring on the solemn anniversary of the al Qaeda at…
Georgetown University to apologize for slavery past
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Georgetown University will apologize on Thursday for its historical links to slavery, saying it would give an admissions edge to descendants of slaves whose sale in the 19th century helped pay off the U.S. school’s debts.
N.Y. man pleads not guilty to killings of imam, associate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that he shot dead a Muslim cleric and his associate last month on the street after they left a mosque in Queens, prosecutors said.
Obama visits Midway Atoll, a symbol of his climate, Asia legacy
HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday was set to visit Midway Atoll, the remote coral reef that serves as a reminder of both modern global climate challenges and the dominance the United States has held in the Pacific since its World …
White nationalists use Twitter with ‘relative impunity’: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White nationalists and self-identified Nazi sympathizers located mostly in the United States use Twitter with “relative impunity” and often have far more followers than militant Islamists, a study being released on Thursday found.
Romanian hacker ‘Guccifer’ sentenced to 52 months in U.S. prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Romanian hacker nicknamed “Guccifer” who helped expose the existence of a private email domain Hillary Clinton used when she was U.S. secretary of state was sentenced on Thursday to 52 months in prison by a federal court in Ale…
Stanford sex assault case spurs get-tough rape proposals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner will be released on Friday after serving three months for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman near a fraternity party, a sentence that has ignited fierce debate over th…
TS Hermine heading toward Florida coast, likely to become hurricane: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Hermine was heading toward the northern Florida coast on Thursday and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by the time it hits land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Ex-Air China worker charged by U.S. for smuggling for Chinese military
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An ex-Air China Ltd employee was indicted on Wednesday for smuggling packages onto flights from New York to China on behalf of Chinese military personnel stationed at the country’s U.N. mission, U.S. prosecutors said.
