Obama disappointed by latest Secret Service scandal: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Secret Service agents returning from a party drove a government car through police tape and barricades into an area where their colleagues were investigating a suspicious package, the Washington Post reported on T…
Girl arrested after brawl in New York fast-food restaurant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City girl was arrested on Thursday after allegedly leading an attack on another girl in a brawl at a McDonald’s restaurant that was captured on video and widely viewed on the Internet, police said.
U.S. naval historian’s grandson pleads guilty to stealing records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Navy intelligence analyst Samuel L. Morison, who received a presidential pardon in 2001 after being convicted of passing secret ship photos to a British publication, pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing records related t…
Child illegal migration to U.S. slows but still flowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The rush of Central American children entering the United States illegally has eased from last year’s crisis levels but remains brisk, according to new government data, and immigration experts fear the onset of warm weather could…
Palestinian activist sentenced to 18 months for U.S. immigration fraud
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Palestinian activist was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday for immigration fraud for failing to tell U.S. authorities that she had been imprisoned in Israel for a 1969 supermarket bombing that killed two people.
Injuries in bus crash involving Indiana college bowling teams
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A bus carrying 21 people, including members of an Indiana college’s bowling teams, overturned on Thursday resulting in multiple minor to serious injuries, officials said.
New York City proposes plan to reduce violence at troubled Rikers jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City is proposing to reduce violence among inmates at its troubled Rikers Island jail by limiting visitors, adding security cameras and separating rival gangs, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday.
Oregon Governor introduces ethics reform after Kitzhaber scandal
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat who took office last month after her predecessor resigned in an influence-peddling scandal, is promoting a package of ethics and public records reform bills, the governor’s office said on Thursday.
U.S. budget deficit dipped to $192 billion in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. budget deficit was $192 billion in February, down 1 percent from the same period last year, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Thursday.
U.S. court decision could force Golf Channel to return Ponzi scheme money
TEXARKANA, Texas (Reuters) – A decision by a U.S. appeals court could force Golf Channel to pay back a court-appointed receivership the $5.9 million it received from convicted swindler Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme, a receivership official said on Thursday.
