Man gets 15 years for Somali cafe attack in North Dakota
(Reuters) – An American man who threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of a Somali restaurant in North Dakota was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday over what federal prosecutors said was an act of “hate violence.”
Dallas prosecutor resigns after battling depression
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The district attorney for Dallas County, one of the most populous in the United States, resigned on Tuesday after battling personal issues that included three lengthy visits to treatment centers for depression since taking off…
Los Angeles passenger train crash injures 21
(Reuters) – Nearly two dozen people were injured when a Metrolink commuter train carrying nearly 200 passengers crashed into a semi truck on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, fire department officials said.
EPA to shut some Oklahoma wastewater wells after quake
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will order wastewater disposal wells shut near the epicenter of a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck on Saturday around Pawnee, Oklahoma, local media reported on Tuesday.
Fox settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $20 million on Ailes’ behalf
(Reuters) – Fox News will pay $20 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, whose allegations led to the resignation of network chief Roger Ailes in July, a source familiar with the agreement said on Tuesday.
Man who brandished gun near White House enters guilty plea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to brandishing a gun near the White House in May before a Secret Service guard shot him, prosecutors said.
Fire guts U.S. Agriculture Department shed in Maryland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fire on Tuesday gutted a storage shed at a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) complex in Maryland that was closed last week because of threats, a fire official said.
Lower Manhattan rebounds 15 years after Sept. 11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lower Manhattan’s population has more than doubled and the number of children living there has tripled since just before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks hit the financial district, a report on the neighborhood’s rebirth showed.
Ex-Air China employee pleads not guilty to U.S. smuggling charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Air China Ltd employee linked to defendants in a U.N. bribery case pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges that she helped military personnel at China’s mission to the United Nations smuggle packages out of the Unite…
Starbucks to serve stevia-based sweetener in select cafes
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp, the world’s largest coffee chain, said it would serve its first stevia-based, zero-calorie sweetener at select cafes in the U.S. and Canada.
