A tranquil Muslim hamlet in the Catskills – until the attack plot
ISLAMBERG, New York (Reuters) – Just beyond the gated entrance to the tiny Catskills community of Holy Islamberg, population 200, cows graze and ducks glide on a tranquil pond. Modest houses of wood and cinder block sit along the hamlet’s single thorou…
Texas welcomes sunshine after days of floods that killed 25
DALLAS/SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Sunshine and drier weather were forecast for most of flood-weary Texas after days of heavy rain, giving swollen rivers a chance to recede and relief workers and residents time to assess the damage and start a massive clea…
Car crashes into Los Angeles airport terminal, three hurt
(Reuters) – A car crashed into a terminal building at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, injuring the two occupants and a child pedestrian, a fire official said.
Standoff over Illinois budget set to stretch into summer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Reuters) – A standoff between Democrats who control the Illinois legislature and the state’s Republican governor will extend into the summer after no deals emerged by the end of the spring legislative session on Sunday.
New York man dies after being shot by police stun gun
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – A man in northwest New York state died on Sunday after being shot with a stun gun by police who said he rushed at officers with a clenched fist during a confrontation, Rochester police said.
Senate to let NSA spy program lapse, at least temporarily
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Sunday reforming a controversial program that collects Americans’ telephone call records, but final passage appeared doubtful before the surveillance system expires at midnight.
Obamas visit Biden family after death of vice president’s son
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama visited Vice President Joe Biden and his family on Sunday to offer condolences after the death of Biden’s son, Beau.
Qatar to extend restrictions on ex-Taliban detainees: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Qatar has agreed to extend monitoring and travel restrictions on five Taliban detainees who were freed from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention camp last year in exchange for a U.S. soldier, a senior U.S. State Department official …
Kerry breaks leg in cycling accident in Alps, plans to return home Monday
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right leg in an accident while cycling a portion of the Tour de France route near Scionzier, France, on Sunday and will remain in a Geneva hospital overnight for observation, his spokesman…
Stage set for lingering standoff over Illinois budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Reuters) – A standoff between Democrats who control the Illinois Legislature and the state’s Republican governor may extend well into the summer after no deals emerged ahead of the end of the spring legislative session on Sunday.
