Obama praises Ted Kennedy at opening of Senate replica in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama praised the late Edward Kennedy on Monday at the opening of a Senate chamber replica built in his honor, calling the former Democratic Senator for Massachusetts an inspired leader who bridged the bipartisa…
Accused murderer of missing New York boy will not testify: defense
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former grocery store worker accused of murdering a New York boy missing for decades will not testify in his own defense, his attorney said on Monday.
SUV slams into store on NY’s Long Island, kills woman inside shop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An SUV smashed through a glass storefront on New York’s Long Island on Monday, killing a woman inside the shop and injuring two others, Nassau County Police said.
U.S. top court agrees to hear ‘Wichita Massacre’ appeals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by the state of Kansas seeking the death penalty for two brothers convicted in the execution-style murders of four people on a snowy soccer field in a 2000 crime spree cal…
Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat than Putin: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Colorado fetus attack victim says unborn child is ‘light being’
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman whose fetus was cut out of her womb in a knife attack by a stranger called her unborn child “a light being” and thanked all her well-wishers for their support.
Another apparent suicide of Missouri state official: police
(Reuters) – Less than a month after the suicide of Missouri’s state auditor, one of the official’s top aides has also been found dead in what appears to be a suicide, police said Monday.
U.S. defense chief sees military recruitment challenges ahead
ABINGTON, Pa. (Reuters) – The U.S. military faces a challenge recruiting people with the high-tech skills it needs for the future as those who joined after the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks leave the service and the U.S. economy creates more jobs, Defense Secr…
New York state lawmakers reach budget deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state lawmakers agreed on a budget plan late on Sunday night that includes much-debated reforms to the education system and ethics standards for lawmakers, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders said in statement.
Supreme Court rejects free speech appeal over Cinco de Mayo school dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact an appeals court ruling that school officials in California did not violate the free speech rights of students by demanding they remove T-shirts bearing images of the U.S. flag at an e…
