Chicago protesters demand probe of what they call police ‘black site’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – About 200 protesters gathered outside a police facility in Chicago on Saturday, demanding an investigation into a media report denied by police that the site functions as an off-the-books interrogation compound.
Brazilian police arrest fugitive self-styled pastor from Minnesota
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police have arrested a fugitive self-styled church leader wanted in Minnesota for allegedly sexually assaulting dozens of young girls, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Investigators search for what triggered Missouri rampage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – What led Joseph Aldridge to gun down seven people in a southern Missouri hamlet remained uncertain on Saturday, though authorities speculated that the death of the gunman’s mother from cancer could have triggered the rampag…
Thousands protest Wisconsin right-to-work bill at capitol
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Wisconsin unions bused in thousands of workers from around the state on Saturday to demonstrate against the impending adoption of a law that would ban private sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues.
U.S. moving to deport Bosnians over war crimes: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have identified about 300 Bosnian immigrants who they believe concealed their involvement in wartime atrocities including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, and are trying to deport at least 150 of them, The New York Ti…
Storm leads to 1,000 canceled flights in Texas as more snow heads east
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Stormy weather coated parts of Texas and Oklahoma with ice on Saturday, canceling nearly 1,000 flights at the Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport, while more snow headed toward the already winter-weary Midwest and Northeast.
Skating rink roof collapses in Massachusetts, no one hurt
(Reuters) – Part of the snow-covered roof of a Massachusetts skating rink collapsed on Saturday as a youth hockey team was practicing, but no one was hurt, authorities said.
New York’s exploding manhole covers pose unexpected winter hazard
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Salvatore Grillo was walking his Labrador retriever near Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on a cold morning in February when he heard what sounded like a muffled explosion.
Congress averts security agency shutdown with one-week spending fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to a one-week stopgap spending bill for the domestic security agency, averting a partial shutdown with just hours to spare before a midnight deadline.
U.S. appeals court says Boston bomber trial can stay in city
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the trial for the accused Boston Marathon bomber can go ahead in the city, over attempts from his attorneys to change the venue on the basis an impartial jury could not be seated so close to the site of …
