Arkansas governor wants Civil War icon separated from MLK holiday
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil War Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee will share a common holiday on Monday in three southern states, but perhaps for the final time in one of them, Arkansa…
Obama unveils wage insurance plan to spur job seekers
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday laid out a plan to help support the income of workers who lose their jobs and end up in lower paying positions, as part of a push to get unemployed Americans back to work.
California officials delay plans to mitigate massive gas leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern California air quality officials on Saturday delayed plans to capture and burn off natural gas leaking from an underground well near an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood, citing the possible risk of a fire.
Baby born in Hawaii with brain damage confirmed to have Zika infection
(Reuters) – A baby born with brain damage at a hospital in Oahu, Hawaii, was infected by the Zika virus, U.S. health officials confirmed on Saturday, apparently the first case of the mosquito-borne virus in a birth on U.S. soil.
Chicago police called to testify in black teen’s death – media
(Reuters) – Nearly two-dozen Chicago police officers have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer in October 2014, the Chicago Tribune reported on Saturday.
‘Bei Bei’ the giant panda cub makes public debut at National Zoo
(Reuters) – A nearly five-month-old giant panda made his public debut on Saturday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, where he mostly slept through visits by dozens of tourists eager for a first glimpse at the pudgy cub.
Tennessee couple claim winning ticket for U.S. Powerball jackpot: NBC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee couple holding one of three winning tickets for this week’s record $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot said on Friday they will keep their jobs because “you just can’t sit down and do nothing.”
U.S. charges two Virginia men with trying to join Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Virginia men have been charged with terrorism offenses related to attempting to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Saturday.
FBI captures alleged ‘Scream Robber’, a Top 10 Most Wanted fugitive
(Reuters) – Federal authorities have captured a Colorado bank robber known as the “Scream Robber”, less than a month after he was placed on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list, the agency said.
Oregon refuge occupier arrested for taking government vehicle to market
(Reuters) – A member of the group of armed men who have seized a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon in an anti-government protest has been arrested after driving a government vehicle to a local supermarket, officials said.
