Washington raises pressure on India over U.S. human trafficking visas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is stepping up pressure on India to end a controversial policy of placing restrictions on passports of Indian nationals rescued from forced labor or human trafficking in the United States, a U.S. State Departm…
Atlantic City tops U.S. metro foreclosure rates for fourth straight month
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Atlantic City, New Jersey’s fiscally distressed gambling hub, posted the highest U.S. metro foreclosure rate in October for the fourth month in a row, according to data released on Wednesday.
Baltimore officer wounded, gunman killed in exchange of gunfire
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police and an armed man exchanged gunfire on a city street on Wednesday, leaving the man dead and one officer hospitalized, according to a department official.
Gunman near San Francisco hospital killed after firing several shots
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A gunman was shot and killed on Wednesday after firing several shots from a construction site next to a San Francisco hospital, police said.
JetBlue plane diverted to Reno twice in 24 hours: official
(Reuters) – A JetBlue plane was diverted to Reno-Tahoe International Airport twice in less than 24 hours for mechanical problems, an airport official said on Wednesday.
Missouri police arrest men after threats to hurt blacks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Reuters) – Two white men were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of making threats on social media against black people, two days after the University of Missouri’s president and chancellor stepped down amid protests over their handling …
Oregon attorney general ‘appalled’ by probe of Black Lives Matter
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon’s attorney general is investigating the state’s digital surveillance of Twitter users who wrote #BlackLivesMatter and other hashtags and has put one employee on leave, saying she was “appalled” by her department’s prof…
Wind, snow sweep U.S. Plains, Lake Michigan faces 20-foot waves
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A weather system packing high winds and snow moved through the U.S. High Plains on Wednesday, bringing with it tornadoes and warnings of whiteouts and dangerous road conditions.
U.S. justices’ 2007 climate change ruling looms over immigration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The conservative legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, in line for U.S. Supreme Court review, would force the justices to wrestle with their own conflicting votes on when states have a legal…
Wind, snow sweep U.S. Plains, Lake Michigan faces 20-foot waves
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A weather system packing high winds and snow moved through the U.S. High Plains on Wednesday, bringing with it tornadoes and warnings of whiteouts and dangerous road conditions.
