Congress to tackle debt ceiling before budget plan: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress would concentrate on legislation to lift the federal debt ceiling before turning to a budget deal aimed at easing automatic spending constraints.
Prosecutor to review killing of endangered wolf in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Oregon are weighing whether to criminally charge a hunter who killed an endangered gray wolf while attempting to kill coyotes, authorities said on Tuesday.
American Cancer Society eases mammogram recommendations
(Reuters Health) – In a major shift, the American Cancer Society is recommending that women at average risk of breast cancer get annual mammograms starting at age 45 rather than at age 40, and that women 55 and older scale back screening to every other…
Police suspend search for man swept away in California mudslides
(Reuters) – Authorities have suspended their search for a man swept away near Los Angeles in mudslides and flash floods that crippled several California highways last week and stranded hundreds of drivers, police said.
Big tobacco settles decade-long dispute with New York
(Reuters) – Big U.S. tobacco companies including Reynolds American Inc and Altria Group Inc agreed to pay New York $550 million, or 90 percent, of the amount kept in an escrow account, ending a decade-long dispute.
NBA player accuses Milwaukee-area jeweler of racial profiling
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson has accused a Milwaukee-area jeweler of racial profiling after its employees locked him out and called police when he went to the store to buy a watch on Monday afternoon.
Alabama judge accused of telling debtors to give blood or face jail time
(Reuters) – An Alabama judge told defendants who could not pay court fines that they could donate blood or go to jail, a civil rights legal group has charged in an ethics complaint filed against the official.
Residents allowed to return to areas hit by central Texas wildfire
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Some of the hundreds of residents evacuated last week in a Texas wildfire that hit a pine forest southeast of Austin are being allowed to return to stricken areas, officials said on Tuesday.
Residents allowed to return to areas hit by central Texas wildfire
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Some of the hundreds of residents evacuated last week in a Texas wildfire that hit a pine forest southeast of Austin are being allowed to return to stricken areas, officials said on Tuesday.
Texas police arrest man seen in viral video hitting motorcycle riders
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man seen in a viral video swerving his car and knocking over two people on a motorcycle as they were passing him has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, authorities sai…
