White House blames Little League incident on ‘dirty dealing’ by adults
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama continues to be proud of a Chicago-based Little League baseball team that won the championship last year, even though the team has been stripped of its title – an incident the White House blamed on adults i…
Pennsylvania governor proposes new tax on natural gas extraction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday proposed a new 5 percent severance tax on the state’s booming natural gas extraction industry, a turnabout from his Republican predecessor who opposed such a tax.
Washington jury rejects suit over Charlie Sheen police escort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A District of Columbia jury on Wednesday rejected a whistleblower suit filed by a police commander whose unit had escorted actor Charlie Sheen and who contended he was demoted for saying the celebrity service was common.
Florida dumpster sleepers end up trapped in garbage truck
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A man and a woman sleeping in a dumpster after a night of drinking at a Florida casino ended up at a hospital complaining of back pain after they had to be rescued from a garbage truck, police said.
Hearing for accused 9/11 plotters weighs alleged government meddling
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A U.S. military court on Wednesday tried to assess whether government agents interfered with the trial of five men charged with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by spying on defenses attorneys and their clien…
Ex-U.S. bankruptcy judge returns to bench after more than 15 years
NEW YORK (Reuters) – James Garrity, a partner in the law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius, is returning to the bench as a U.S. bankruptcy judge in New York after more than a 15-year absence, court officials announced on Wednesday.
Russian accused by U.S. of spy ring role pleads not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Russian citizen who U.S. authorities accuse of posing as a banker while participating in a spy ring operating in New York City pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
Miami mechanic is Mr Fix-it for Russian cars in Cuba
MIAMI/HAVANA (Reuters) – Standing in his Miami-area shop surrounded by spare tires, dashboard gauges, and bright-colored boxes in Russian script, Fabian Zakharov taps his foot waiting for the static to pass on a phone call from Cuba.
ACLU sues Border Patrol for records on ‘roving patrols’
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Border Patrol for records on the agency’s practice of “roving patrols”.
U.S. aid worker remembered as ‘free spirit’ with empathy for others
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (Reuters) – Kayla Mueller, the young U.S. aid worker who died while a captive of militants of the Islamic State group in Syria, was remembered by family and friends in her hometown on Tuesday as a “free spirit” driven by her enormous em…
