U.S. official: Guantanamo ‘not on table’ in Cuba talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department official leading negotiations with the Cuban government said on Wednesday the United States is not considering returning the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay to Havana as it discusses improved ties.
Two Cuban baseball players defect in Puerto Rico
HAVANA (Reuters) – Two Cuban baseball players defected in Puerto Rico, where a squad from their country is playing in the Caribbean Series against four other Latin American teams, Cuban sports officials said on Wednesday.
‘Texas Seven’ prison escapee to be executed for policeman’s murder
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man who was in a group of seven inmates behind one of the biggest prison escapes in Texas history is set to be executed on Wednesday for taking part in the murder of a suburban Dallas police officer on Christmas Eve 2000.
September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former al Qaeda operative imprisoned for life for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has told lawyers for victims of the attacks that members of the Saudi royal family supported the Islamic militant group.
Breakaway Episcopal churches in South Carolina can keep property: judge
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A breakaway group of Episcopal churches in South Carolina can retain its diocese name after leaving the U.S. Episcopal Church and keep historic church real estate worth $500 million, a judge has ruled.
Urban roller skating fights for survival as U.S. rinks close
CHICAGO (Reuters) – On a frigid winter night, snow blankets hundreds of cars in the dark parking lot outside the Rink on Chicago’s south side.
American skier rescued in Swiss Alps after 48 hours
GENEVA (Reuters) – A 19-year-old American skier survived 48 hours half-buried in snow in the Swiss Alps before being rescued and taken to hospital where he is recovering, police said on Wednesday.
Florida considers bear hunting after spate of suburban attacks
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – After a 20-year ban, Florida may bring back bear hunts to control a growing population of black bears that is increasingly seen as a menace in suburban neighborhoods.
Florida court asked to decide if gay sex constitutes ‘intercourse’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday on the definition of sexual intercourse in a test of a law requiring HIV-positive people to tell partners of their status.
Whitney Houston’s daughter in medically induced coma: friend
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The daughter of the late pop star Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown was placed in a coma to stop brain swelling after she was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home on the weekend, family friend Kim B…
