Defying Obama, U.S. House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama’s program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and t…
Oklahoma governor wants funding cut to Planned Parenthood affiliates
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican, has requested that the state’s Health Care Authority cut its contracts with two Planned Parenthood affiliates, citing high rates of billing errors, her office said on Thursday.
New Islamic State video threatens attack on White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State militants released a video on Thursday threatening the White House with suicide bombings and car blasts and vowing to conduct more attacks on France.
Judge Noble to retire from Delaware’s key corporate court
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – One of the most important venues for U.S. corporate disputes, Delaware’s Court of Chancery, will lose one of its five judges when Vice Chancellor John Noble retires in February.
Apparent mixup over off-duty pilot triggers LAX security alert
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A security alert over a report of an unauthorized person trying to board a JetBlue Airways plane at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday apparently was triggered by an off-duty pilot who ended up taking another flight i…
FBI director says no credible threat of Paris-type attack in U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday there was no credible threat of an attack on U.S. soil similar to the ones last week in Paris and that his agency had taken terrorism investigations “up a notch.”
U.S. clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Thursday cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human consumption – the first such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified.
California police officer shot dead; three people arrested
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A policeman sitting in his personal vehicle outside his department’s headquarters was shot to death during a botched robbery in Southern California, and three people have been arrested in the slaying, authorities said on Thursda…
Chicago judge rules police must release video of black teen’s shooting death
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge in Chicago ruled on Thursday that police must release a video of the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager in October 2014, after a journalist filed a public information lawsuit against the city.
White House ready to work with senators on visa waiver concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is open to working with senators on the visa waiver program, a White House spokeswoman said on Thursday after Democratic senators said they would work on legislation to address security concerns.
