El Niño-strengthened storm brings rain, floods to California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An El Niño-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California on Tuesday, triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides.
Obama, wiping tears, makes new push to tighten gun rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wiping back tears as he remembered children killed in a mass shooting, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered stricter gun rules that he can impose without Congress and urged American voters to reject pro-gun candidates.
Public asked to help close 18-minute gap in San Bernardino probe
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Federal and local law enforcement officials on Tuesday asked for the public’s help in piecing together the movements of a married couple in the hours after they killed 14 people at a county office building in San Bern…
Lockheed, U.S. to argue stop-work bid on Army trucks on January 20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Court of Federal Claims will hear arguments on Jan. 20 in Lockheed Martin Corp’s motion to halt Oshkosh Corp’s work on 17,000 armored Humvee truck replacements for the U.S. Army while Lockheed challenges the $6.75 billio…
NY governor’s homeless order does little in New York City on first night
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s order to move all homeless people off of the streets during frigid nights had scant impact in New York City on its first day on Tuesday other than fuel an ongoing political battle with Mayor Bill de…
Settlement reached in Seattle artist’s ‘Angry Birds’ lawsuit
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle artist has settled her intellectual property lawsuit against pet products maker Hartz Mountain Corp in which she claimed she was cheated out of millions of dollars from the sale of “Angry Birds” pet toys she designed, her …
U.S. judge limits lawsuit claiming rape at N.Y.’s Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two female inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island jail who claimed they were raped repeatedly by a guard cannot sue on behalf of other inmates, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.
E-cigarette ads’ wide reach among U.S. youth alarming: CDC
(Reuters) – E-cigarette companies are reaching about seven in 10 U.S. middle- and high-school students with advertisements employing themes of sex, independence and rebellion that hooked previous generations on regular cigarettes, a government study re…
One U.S. service member killed, two wounded in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – One member of the U.S. armed forces was killed and two others were wounded on Tuesday in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, the site of fierce fighting between Taliban insurgents and American-backed Afghan government …
Sympathy for jailed ranchers, anger at occupiers in Oregon town
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – Residents of the Oregon town thrust into the spotlight after self-styled militiamen took over a U.S. wildlife refuge voiced sympathy for the jailed ranchers whose plight inspired the action but were critical of the armed protest…
