New cache of interviews offers view into Edward Kennedy’s long career
BOSTON (Reuters) – Senator Edward Kennedy voiced frustration with President Bill Clinton’s failed effort to reform the U.S. healthcare system in the 1990s and said in interviews released on Wednesday his views on immigration were shaped by stories his …
Oklahoma set to execute man whose lawyers claim is innocent
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma is set on Wednesday to execute a man who was convicted of hiring a hit man to murder the owner of a motel, despite the objections of the death row inmate’s lawyers who say they have evidence that points to his innocen…
Thousands line up for rare corpse flower bloom near Chicago
GLENCOE, Ill. (Reuters) – Thousands of curiosity seekers lined up in the blustery, dark Chicago Botanic Garden on Tuesday night to catch a rare glimpse of a 4-1/2-foot (1.4-meter) tall corpse flower in full bloom, but not in full stench.
State Dept. due to release latest batch of Clinton emails
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest batch of emails from the private server Hillary Clinton used as U.S. secretary of state is due to be released on Wednesday, days after she lamented that months of unflattering headlines about the setup were largely out o…
President of Clinton Foundation suffers stroke in New York
(Reuters) – Donna Shalala, the president of the Clinton Foundation, suffered a stroke on Tuesday evening after an annual meeting in New York, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said in a statement.
49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks pleads not guilty to sexual battery
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of molesting the same woman his former teammate, Ray McDonald, is accused of raping while she was unconscious.
U.S. judge dismisses Sept. 11 victims’ case against Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, who accused the country of providing material support to al Qaeda. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan…
Ex-Idaho governor sues U.S. to force disclosure of nuclear waste plan
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A former Idaho governor sued the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday seeking information he said the agency was concealing about a proposal to ship nuclear waste into the state in violation of a 20-year-old federal agreement….
Republicans, Planned Parenthood square off in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Republicans on Tuesday challenged Planned Parenthood’s eligibility for federal funds, while the health organization’s president said defunding it would restrict women’s access to care and disproportionately hur…
Father of Washington state school shooter convicted on gun charges
(Reuters) – The father of a Washington state teen who went on a deadly shooting rampage at his high school last October was convicted on Tuesday of federal gun charges, prosecutors said.
