U.S. prosecutors to turn over records on 9/11 conspiracy suspects
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday they would turn over more than 1,000 pages of CIA documents to attorneys for five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.
Los Angeles sues developer of torched apartment for $20 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The city of Los Angeles filed a $20 million lawsuit on Thursday against the real estate developer behind a downtown apartment complex destroyed while under construction in a massive arson fire that engulfed an entire city block …
Los Angeles-area methane leak declared permanently sealed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An underground natural gas pipeline rupture that caused the largest-ever methane leak in California has been permanently capped, paving the way for thousands of displaced Los Angeles residents to return home, state regulators sa…
Puerto Rico may have better chance of Supreme Court win after Scalia death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Financially troubled Puerto Rico’s push for a debt restructuring program could get a lift from the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who was viewed as likely to oppose granting such relief in an upcoming U.S. Supreme Co…
New York City has 1,100 vacant lots amid affordable housing crisis: audit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City owns more than 1,100 vacant lots and has failed to act quickly enough to develop affordable housing on those properties, the city’s comptroller said on Thursday.
Illinois police step up patrols after Chicago highway shootings surge
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois State Police launched increased patrols on highways in the Chicago area and deployed undercover officers this week to try to stop a surge in shootings on expressways that traverse the city.
Obama announces historic Cuba visit, Republicans fume
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with dissidents when he makes a historic visit to Cuba next month, the White House said on Thursday, but Republicans complained that the trip would only lend legitimacy to the island’s…
Serial stowaway arrested, again, at Chicago’s O’Hare
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A woman who is barred from airports around the country due to multiple attempts to sneak past security checkpoints and board flights without a ticket will appear in court on trespassing charges on Thursday after being arrested at Ch…
FBI searches home of brother of San Bernardino shooter Farook
(Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched the Southern California home of the brother of one of the shooters in the Dec. 2 San Bernardino attack, a law enforcement source close to the investigation said on Thursday.
Wisconsin blocks federal funds from reaching Planned Parenthood
(Reuters) – Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker signed two bills into law on Thursday that block federal funding from Planned Parenthood and could cost the local organization millions of dollars.
