U.S. transfers Guantanamo detainee to Montenegro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Yemeni man who had been held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo for 14 years has been transferred to Montenegro, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama pushes to close the facility before leaving offic…
Tornadoes touch down in U.S. Midwest, no initial damage reported
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore across northern Illinois on Thursday as part of a weather system forecast to threaten a swath from the Mississippi River to Ohio.
U.S. completes ‘takedown’ of Medicare fraud: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials have charged 301 suspects with trying to defraud Medicare and other federal insurance programs in 2016, marking the “largest takedown” involving health care fraud allegations, the Justice Department…
In Silicon Valley, Obama to keep hot-button tech issues off agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will head to Silicon Valley on Friday to a summit aimed at connecting about 1,200 entrepreneurs from 170 countries with the biggest and brightest players in the U.S. tech sector and venture capital communit…
California lawmakers move to change sentencing law following Stanford case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seizing on a nationwide furor over the six-month jail term handed to a former Stanford University swimmer following his conviction for sexual assault on an unconscious woman, California lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation…
Volkswagen will not help UAW union organize Tennessee plant: HR chief
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG will not assist the United Auto Workers’ efforts to organize its plant in Tennessee and reaffirmed its resistance to the union’s demands that it start talks over wages for a small fraction of the factory’s wo…
Florida gator that killed boy likely removed: authorities
(Reuters) – The Florida alligator that killed a vacationing 2-year-old boy at Disney World Resort has likely been removed from the area of the attack, authorities said on Wednesday.
New York City Muslim policeman sues over no-beard policy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Muslim policeman who was suspended by the New York City Police Department for refusing to shave sued the agency on Wednesday, saying its no-beard policy is unconstitutional.
Texan puts baby in fridge after leaving her in hot car: police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man charged with causing the death of his six-month-old daughter by leaving her in a hot car put the baby in a refrigerator after finding her in desperate condition in the back of his vehicle, a document released on We…
Anti-Semitic assaults rise in United States to 56 incidents: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Anti-Semitic assaults rose dramatically in the United States last year to 56, and the overall number of hateful incidents targeting Jews increased by 3 percent, the Anti-Defamation League said in a report on Wednesday.
