CEO charged in West Virginia mine blast rests defense, calls no witnesses
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for a former coal company executive charged in a deadly 2010 West Virginia mine explosion rested their case in federal court on Monday without calling a witness, media reports said.
Harvard University searching buildings after bomb threat
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University said on Monday it had evacuated four buildings on its campus outside Boston after receiving an “unconfirmed” bomb threat and that the search would likely take several hours.
Venezuela pair held by U.S. for drugs were ‘kidnapped’: official
CARACAS (Reuters) – Two men said to be relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held in the United States on cocaine smuggling charges were “kidnapped,” a senior member of the ruling Socialist Party said on Monday.
Flint, Michigan residents sue city, state over tap water
(Reuters) – Residents of Flint, Michigan have filed a lawsuit accusing the city and state of endangering their health by exposing them to dangerous lead levels in their tap water, after switching their supply last year in a drive to save money.
Obama rules out U.S. troops on ground to fight Islamic State
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – President Barack Obama ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against Islamic State on Monday despite the deadly attacks in Paris, saying putting more U.S. troops on the ground as sought by his political critics “would be …
Detroit’s Big Three accelerate plans to build more small cars in Mexico
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s Big Three automakers are accelerating plans to produce more small cars for the North American market in Mexico as they seek to reduce labor costs, while using higher-paid U.S. workers to build their very profitable trucks, sport utility vehicles and luxury cars.
Exclusive: After Paris, Americans want U.S. to do more to attack Islamic State – Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Americans want the United States to intensify its assault on the Islamic State following the Paris attacks, but most remain opposed to sending troops to Iraq or Syria, where the militant group is based, a Reuters/Ip…
U.S. has no credible information on potential attack on homeland: DHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has no information indicating a potential attack on American soil, a U.S. security official said on Monday after an Islamic State video threatened to strike Washington.
Republican presidential candidates vow tougher approach to Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidates vowed to take a tougher approach to Islamic State militants on Monday with Jeb Bush saying a larger troop presence is needed and Donald Trump saying he would consider closing some mosques in the…
U.S. hate crimes fell 8 percent in 2014: FBI
(Reuters) – U.S. hate crimes fell 8 percent in 2014, with race by far the most common bias trigger, the FBI said on Monday.
