White House, U.S. governors to discuss Syrian refugees: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House plans to hold a conference call with U.S. governors on Tuesday to discuss the Syrian refugee situation, CNN and NBC News reported.
Missouri man, charged with threats against blacks, out on bond
(Reuters) – A 19-year-old Missouri man charged with making a terrorist threat to shoot black people at a Missouri school made a brief appearance in court on Tuesday and was released on bond, his attorney said.
Suspect video sparks passengers’ removal at Baltimore airport
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Four passengers were taken off a Spirit Airlines Inc flight at Baltimore on Tuesday after one who appeared to be Muslim viewed what another passenger thought was an Islamic State video, a government source said.
Real estate heir Robert Durst expected to plead guilty to gun charge
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Robert Durst, a real estate scion accused of murder in Los Angeles, may be poised to plead guilty to a federal gun charge in New Orleans, potentially speeding his return to California to face charges in the death 15 years ago of…
Washington zoo’s giant panda cub to make debut January 16
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Zoo’s fast-growing new giant panda cub will make his first public appearance on Jan. 16, the U.S. zoo said on Tuesday.
Charleston to pick first new mayor in four decades
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Voters in Charleston went to the polls on Tuesday to choose the first new mayor in 40 years for the historic South Carolina city, which is still coping with the massacre of nine black people this past summer at one of its o…
Actor Charlie Sheen admits he is HIV positive to stop blackmail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Charlie Sheen, the wayward star of U.S. television comedy “Two and A Half Men,” said on Tuesday he was diagnosed as HIV positive some four years ago and had been extorted for more than $10 million to keep the information quiet.
U.S. refugee advocates urge governors not to ‘panic’ on Syria
BOSTON (Reuters) – The heads of several U.S. refugee advocacy and resettlement agencies on Tuesday called on the nation’s governors to back down from efforts to close their states to new refugees from Syria in the wake of Friday’s deadly Paris attack.
Democratic candidates open to Syrian refugees after Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday voiced willingness to accept Syrian refugees, siding with President Barack Obama and providing a new point of contention with Republicans in the 201…
Obama talks about sports, post-White House life in GQ interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Looking ahead to life after his 15 remaining months in the White House, President Barack Obama said he does not have the temperament to be a U.S. Supreme Court justice, but has fantasized about owning a professional basketball te…
