No evidence California shooters were part of cell: FBI director
NEW YORK (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday that there remains no evidence the couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, on December 2 were part of an organized cell or had any contact with overseas militant grou…
New York state to end ‘overreliance’ on solitary confinement in prisons
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state has agreed to end its “overreliance” on solitary confinement as a means to discipline inmates in its prison system, the New York Civil Liberties Union said on Wednesday.
Motorists hit the roads in record volumes in October: U.S. DOT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorists logged 273.5 billion miles on U.S. roads in October, a 2.4 percent increase over last year and the most ever for the month, according to data released on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
U.S. revamping terrorism alert system to improve public information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. security officials are revamping the national alert system to warn the public about terrorism risks and will begin issuing bulletins to inform people about threats from Islamic State and other militant groups.
Pelosi says Republican tax package has ‘massive giveaways’ to corporations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday concerns have risen about the Republican tax extender and U.S. spending bill, including billions of dollars in what she called special interest tax br…
Dispute over lethal injection drugs fuels drop in U.S. executions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A legal fight over drugs used in a series of botched lethal injections contributed to a continued decline in the number of executions in the United States in 2015.
Congress negotiators get tax, spending deal: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional negotiators on Tuesday wrapped up a sprawling deal to keep the U.S. government operating through next September, while setting new policies ranging from repealing a 40-year-old ban on oil exports to making many busi…
Near shooting site, views of Republican debate shaped by events
ANAHEIM, Calif./MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Omar Elhanafy, vice president of the Muslim student organization at California State University, San Bernardino, hasn’t followed the 2016 U.S. presidential election closely.
Cheap gas spurs SUV sales and puts U.S. climate goals at risk
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Surging demand for trucks and SUVs fueled by cheap gasoline is holding back improvements in U.S. fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions, a government report due out on Wednesday is expected to show.
Southwest Airlines plane rolls off Nashville taxiway, three injured
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines plane rolled off a taxiway and got stuck in the grass after landing at Nashville International Airport on Tuesday evening, and three people suffered minor injuries, officials said.
