U.S. Coast Guard to unveil requirements for new icebreakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard will release a proposed acquisition timeline and requirements for two new U.S. icebreakers later on Wednesday, Admiral Paul Zukunft, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, said.
Pennsylvania girl fatally shot by constable evicting her family: police
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A 12-year-old girl was accidentally shot to death in a central Pennsylvania town by a local constable who had come to evict her family from their apartment, Pennsylvania State Police said on Tuesday.
Not his lucky day – Texan falls in hole on way to buy lottery ticket
(Reuters) – Luck wasn’t on the side of a Texas man who ventured out to buy a lottery ticket this week.
U.S. judge orders woman in debunked rape story to turn over papers: report
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered a woman who is a central figure in a debunked story about rape at the University of Virginia to turn over documents related to the article as part of a pending defamation suit, the Washington Post reported.
President Obama’s final State of the Union address
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama knocked Republican presidential candidates for anti-Muslim rhetoric and accused critics on Tuesday of playing into the hands of Islamic State in a speech aimed at setting an optimistic tone for his last year in office…
Racism, accountability top concerns at hearing on Chicago’s new top cop
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Convicted criminals and crime victims, high-level local officials and former police officers made public recommendations on who should lead Chicago’s embattled police department at a packed community hearing on Tuesday.
President Obama’s final State of the Union address
(Reuters) – President Obama wrapped up his final State of the Union address with a forceful statement of confidence in the future of the United States.
As relations thaw, some Iranian prisoners in U.S. hope for early release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vahid Hosseini struggled to make it in the United States after he left Iran 25 years ago. A trained engineer, he hauled trash, delivered pizza and worked in landscaping.
Pennsylvania committee delays vote on attorney general’s removal
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania Senate committee delayed a vote on Tuesday on whether to recommend removing embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane from her post because of a suspended law license.
President Obama’s final State of the Union address
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to tell Americans on Tuesday that while the country faces extraordinary change, the nation can overcome the challenges it faces if Americans come together, the White House said.
