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…
‘American Sniper’ murder trial to open in Texas
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for an Iraqi war veteran will argue at the start of his trial on Wednesday that he was insane when he fatally shot former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the hit movie “Amer…
Pennsylvania residents want return of Paterno statue: poll
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pennsylvania residents overwhelmingly support restoration of the Joe Paterno statue on Penn State’s campus, according to a new survey by Quinnipiac University.
LA school district lawyers free to help minors facing deportation: LA Times
(Reuters) – Attorneys for the Los Angeles Unified School District will be allowed to assist students who are facing possible deportation under a new program for unaccompanied minors approved on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Charity to invest $75 million to reduce U.S. jail population
(Reuters) – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation said on Wednesday that it will invest $75 million over five years in an attempt to reduce the number of people in the country’s jails.
Missouri executes man convicted of 1990 murder
(Reuters) – Missouri on Wednesday executed a man convicted of murdering a neighbor in 1990, officials said, amid scrutiny of the secrecy surrounding the state’s lethal injection protocols.
U.S. Navy censures three rear admirals over corruption scandal
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy has censured three rear admirals over a widening bribery scandal centered on a Singapore-based contractor who admitted to showering officers with cash, gifts and prostitutes to further his firm’s interests, the Navy …
Jon Stewart leaving Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Jon Stewart, famed for his biting television satire of politicians and the media, will leave his job as host of Comedy Central’s parody newscast “The Daily Show” later this year, he told his studio audience at the end o…
