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.
Two American climbers missing in northern Pakistan: Alpine Club
KARACHI (Reuters) – Two American climbers have gone missing in Pakistan while attempting to climb a mountain, and bad weather was preventing a rescue, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Thursday.
Madeline weakens to tropical storm as nears Hawaii; Hermine approaches Florida
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hurricane Madeline weakened to a tropical storm on Wednesday as it advanced toward Hawaii’s Big Island, while a hurricane warning was issued for another storm approaching the Gulf Coast of Florida, where the governor has…
Georgia grand jury charges white ex-policeman with murdering black man
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A white former Atlanta police officer was indicted for murder and other charges by a grand jury on Wednesday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in June, the former officer’s attorney said.
Obama highlights climate progress at home before journey overseas
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that preserving natural places would help the world adapt to warming temperatures as he began a 10-day trip to stress the urgency of curbing climate change and attend a G20 meet…
Five dead after two planes collide mid-air in Alaska
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two small planes collided in mid-air over southwest Alaska on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard both aircraft, authorities said.
U.S. appeals court rules medical pot cardholders can be denied guns
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld federal regulations that prevented a woman with a medical marijuana card from buying a firearm in Nevada, in a ruling that cited the government’s interest in preventing gun violence.
Lawyers for Texas ‘affluenza’ teen seek his release from jail
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for the Texas “affluenza” teenager who killed four people while driving drunk are seeking to have him released from a two-year jail term, arguing the judge who sentenced him had no authority to place him behind bar…
Judge tosses lawsuit seeking Illinois bill payment
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Illinois by a coalition of social services providers trying to force the state to pay more than $100 million in overdue bills.
Pennsylvania man suspected of killing wife after escaping house arrest
(Reuters) – Kevin Ewing was supposed to be under house arrest on Tuesday, after he was charged last month with holding his wife hostage for two weeks, brutalizing her and threatening to kill her.
