U.S. military jet crashes in Afghanistan, pilot safe: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force F-16 plane crashed during takeoff near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, though the pilot was able to safely eject from the plane, the Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
Five ex-Madoff employees seek reversal of U.S. convictions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday expressed uneasiness with how a federal prosecutor invoked the civil rights movement in asking a mostly black jury to find five white employees of Bernard Madoff’s firm guilty of helping him carry ou…
Seven charged in home invasion murder of U.S. lottery winner
(Reuters) – Seven people have been charged in the murder of a 20-year-old forklift operator who was killed in his home two months after winning nearly a half million dollars in a Georgia state lottery, police and media reports said.
Illinois inn fined for refusing to host gay civil union ceremony
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois inn that refused to allow a same-sex couple hold their civil union ceremony on the property was fined more than $80,000 by the Illinois Human Rights Commission on Tuesday.
Capitol Police find no threat in suspicious packages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police briefly shut down two Washington, DC streets and an entrance to the United States Congress visitor’s center on Tuesday while they investigated two suspicious packages left near the U.S. Capitol and determined they were not…
Kosovo man wanted by FBI may face extradition after accord with U.S
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo signed an extradition agreement with Washington on Tuesday, clearing the way for a man suspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of being an Islamist militant to be sent to the United States.
Virginia governor vetoes bill cutting Planned Parenthood funding
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday vetoed a Republican-backed bill aimed at blocking state funding for Planned Parenthood, which performs abortions and provides other health services.
Former Boston mob boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s possessions to be auctioned
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ex-Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s possessions, including a replica Stanley Cup professional hockey championship ring, will be auctioned off, with funds used to compensate his victims’ families, according to a court filing.
Washington’s MedStar computers down for second day after virus
(Reuters) – MedStar Health’s computer systems remained offline on Tuesday for the second straight day after the non-profit, one of the biggest medical service providers in the U.S. capital region, shut down parts of its network to stem the spread of a …
Facing losses and grain glut, U.S. farmers to plant more corn
MANHATTAN, Ill. (Reuters) – Three years into a grain market slump, U.S. farmers are set to plant more corn, taking a calculated gamble that higher sales will help them make up for falling prices without triggering even more declines.
