Two Syrian families turn themselves in at Texas border town: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of two Syrian families had turned themselves in to U.S. authorities in Laredo, Texas, at the Mexican border, and were being processed by immigration officials, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursd…
Hacking case against New York auxiliary officer dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed a charge against a New York City auxiliary police inspector who had been accused of hacking into law enforcement databases to defraud traffic accident victims.
Man arrested for stealing guns from Massachusetts Army center: officials
BOSTON (Reuters) – A 34-year-old man was arrested in the weekend theft of 16 rifles and handguns from a U.S. Army Reserve Center in Massachusetts, federal law enforcement officials said on Thursday.
Georgia to execute man for woman’s 1994 fatal stabbing
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A man convicted of the 1994 murder of a woman he met at a bar is set to be put to death in Georgia on Thursday after his petition for clemency was denied.
Obama says can close Guantanamo jail while keeping Americans safe
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to press ahead with the release of his plan on how he hopes to close the Guantanamo military prison but said last week’s Paris attacks would stoke further congressional resistance to his efforts.
U.S. consumers favor Amazon for online holiday shopping
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A majority of U.S. consumers plan to go to Amazon.com for most of their online holiday shopping, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, even after traditional retailers have collectively spent billions of dollars to try to capture Web d…
Three killed, 185,000 left without power after Washington state storms
SEATTLE (Reuters) – About 185,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Washington state late on Wednesday, after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides, killing at least three people, authorities said.
Minneapolis shooting officers named as protests rage
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minnesota officials on Wednesday named two Minneapolis policemen involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man as chanting demonstrators surrounded a nearby police station and, according to officers, threw bottles and r…
U.S. Republicans, defying Obama, propose tightening Syrian refugee screening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republican lawmakers defied President Barack Obama on Wednesday and laid out plans to tighten screening of Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, in a political fight that challenges the U.S. view of itself as a refuge fo…
Slow U.S. tuition growth is ‘new normal’ for higher education: Moody’s
(Reuters) – U.S. universities and colleges should expect to see sluggish tuition growth next year, according to a report released Thursday by Moody’s Investors Service.
