U.S. officials accuse Oregon imam of hiding militant past
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are seeking to revoke the citizenship of an Oregon imam who they say fought with Afghan mujahideen in the 1980s and dealt with al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, then lied about his past when he became a natura…
Wife of National Guardsman sentenced in case linked to ‘re-homing’
(Reuters) – The wife of an Ohio National Guardsman was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for trying to cover up her husband’s sexual abuse of three young girls in their care.
New York panel set to make recommendations on minimum fast-food wage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A panel formed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to review the minimum wage for the state’s 180,000 fast-food workers is due to release its findings on Wednesday, with local media reporting it is likely to recommend an increase to …
Highway reopens in Washington state after wildfire, but a second blaze sparks evacuations
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A U.S. interstate re-opened in central Washington state on Tuesday after firefighters beat back a brush fire that had threatened area houses, while another blaze sparked evacuations and destroyed a home in an eastern agricultural re…
Facebook must hand over New York users’ info to prosecutors, court rules
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc cannot challenge search warrants New York prosecutors used to get information from its site on hundreds of users suspected of Social Security fraud, a state appeals court said on Tuesday, in a decision likely making it harder f…
Detroit’s county in financial emergency, state review team says
(Reuters) – Michigan’s Wayne County, home to Detroit, is in a financial emergency due to chronic budget deficits and a big unfunded healthcare liability, a state-appointed review team announced on Tuesday.
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A 4.0 magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area on Tuesday and spooked residents, although officials said there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
Florida family indicted for alleged bilk of Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three members of a Florida family have been indicted for an alleged multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States and Miami lenders, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
U.S. authorities end criminal case against Barry Bonds
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice will not appeal a court ruling that cleared baseball player Barry Bonds of obstruction of justice in a probe over steroids, effectively ending the long criminal prosecution of the sport’s career …
Family of slain San Francisco woman push for immigration reform
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man whose adult daughter was shot dead in San Francisco by a convicted felon who was in the country illegally urged U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to reform immigration laws and crack down on local policies intended to protect un…
