Boston mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger was denied right to testify: lawyer
BOSTON (Reuters) – The judge who blocked former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger from claiming a U.S. prosecutor gave him immunity for his crimes violated his rights by preventing him from testifying at his 2013 racketeering trial, Bulger’s lawyer…
U.S. Guantanamo board hears case of alleged al-Qaeda member
ARLINGTON, Va. (Reuters) – A suspected al Qaeda recruiter held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison for 13 years faced a U.S. national security board on Monday to determine if he is eligible to be transferred.
Accused Russian Taliban’s U.S. trial postponed indefinitely
(Reuters) – The trial set for U.S. federal court in Virginia of a former Soviet army officer accused of being a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has been postponed indefinitely, a spokesman for prosecutors said on Monday.
Offshore wind power gets foothold in U.S. with Rhode Island project
NEW SHOREHAM, Rhode Island (Reuters) – Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind will start installing the foundations for North America’s first offshore wind farm on Monday, a milestone the company says could pave the way for an industry long established in Europ…
Two men en route to Wisconsin air show killed in plane crash
(Reuters) – Two men on their way to a Wisconsin air show died after their small plane crashed about 40 miles south of Milwaukee, authorities said.
Rand Paul plans to keep pushing to defund U.S. Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential contender Rand Paul said on Sunday he plans to push Congress to cut federal funding for the non-profit reproductive healthcare organization Planned Parenthood in a debate over its treatment of aborted…
Some Guantanamo inmates would go to U.S. under new plan: Obama aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A plan being drafted for closing the Guantanamo military jail will call for the transfer to U.S. prisons of possibly dozens of inmates deemed too dangerous to release, President Barack Obama’s counter terrorism adviser said, setting up a fight with congressional opponents.
Trump tops CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads ‘movement’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released on Sunday, edging out rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of co…
Firefighters make progress against Western U.S. wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters made progress Sunday against three wildfires burning in Montana and California, aided by cooler temperatures overnight.
Missing Florida teens’ boat found overturned and empty
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon found an overturned and empty boat belonging to two teenage boys who went missing off the Florida coast during a fishing expedition two days ago, the service said.
