Texas judge shot in front of home plans to return to post
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas judge who was shot in front of the driveway of her Austin home earlier this month, in an attack described by police as an assassination attempt, plans to return to the bench once she recovers, a family spokesman said…
Maryland governor says he is cancer free
(Reuters) – Maryland Republican Governor Larry Hogan said on Monday he was free from cancer after months of chemotherapy.
Baltimore police riot response had major shortcomings: review
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore’s police response to rioting in April showed major shortcomings, including a lack of planning, murky orders and flimsy protective gear, according to an independent review released on Monday.
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…
