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…
Republicans want tougher response to ISIS ‘war’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives challenged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to get tougher with Islamic State militants and promised to develop legislation quickly to suspend resettlement of Syrians in the Unite…
New York City settles inmate death lawsuit for $3.8 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay $3.8 million to the family of a mentally ill inmate at its troubled Rikers Island jail complex who died in 2012 after swallowing corrosive detergent, a city official said on Tuesday.
Once ‘King,’ cotton farming on a long decline in U.S. south
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (Reuters) – Fields along the Mississippi River Delta once gleamed white in the autumn with acre upon acre of cotton ready to be picked.
AAA forecasts a smaller jump in Thanksgiving travel
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of motorists on U.S. roadways during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is likely to rise only modestly, AAA estimated on Tuesday, suggesting that the recent surge may be weakening as low gas prices become less of a novel…
Voters in four ‘heartland’ states favor Obama policy on Cuba: poll
HAVANA (Reuters) – Solid majorities of likely U.S. voters in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Tennessee favor diplomatic relations with Cuba and an end to trade and travel restrictions with the Communist-ruled island, a poll by the Atlantic Council showed on Tu…
Judge finds Boston police test discriminated against minorities
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a test the Boston Police Department required for sergeants seeking promotion to lieutenant discriminated against minority candidates and urged the city and the 10 plaintiffs to reach a settlement d…
