U.S. had tried to deport man later killed by Los Angeles police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. authorities had tried to deport a homeless man fatally shot by police this week in Los Angeles but had to release him after authorities in his native Cameroon failed to provide a travel document, a U.S. immigration official…
California man sought to travel to Syria to join Islamic State: prosecutors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California man who prosecutors say sought to travel to Syria last year in a bid to join Islamic State fighters has been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Passengers, crew evacuate safely from American Airlines flight in Denver
DENVER (Reuters) – Passengers and crew aboard an American Airlines flight were safely evacuated by emergency slides on Wednesday after possible smoke was detected inside the cabin after the aircraft landed at Denver International Airport, officials sai…
Utah lawmakers file anti-bias bill, with backing of Mormon Church
(Reuters) – Lawmakers in conservative Utah on Wednesday introduced a landmark anti-discrimination bill, with the backing of the Mormon Church, that they said would prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation while also protecting religious freed…
U.S. Supreme Court split over Obamacare challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on ideological lines on Wednesday as it tackled a second major challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, with Justice Anthony Kennedy emerging as a likely swing vote in …
Second Los Angeles hospital identifies ‘superbug’ infections
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles were infected with a drug-resistant “superbug” bacteria during endoscopic procedures that may have exposed 64 others since last August, the hospital said on Wednesday.
Ferguson policies targeted blacks, created toxic environment: U.S. attorney general
WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A U.S. probe found systemic racial bias targeted blacks and created a “toxic environment” in Ferguson, Missouri, but cleared a white officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager there, Attorney Gene…
Snowden says U.S. not offering fair trial if he returns
TORONTO (Reuters) – Edward Snowden, the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of mass U.S. surveillance programs, said on Wednesday he is not being offered a fair trial if he returns to the United States.
Head of U.S. National Cancer Institute to step down
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute will step down later this month after nearly five years at the helm of the agency that supports basic research on cancer in academia, industry, and its own labs, the National Insti…
Budget cuts will force U.S. to revise defense strategy: Carter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged lawmakers on Wednesday to endorse plans for a Pentagon base budget that exceeds federal spending caps by $35 billion, saying another year of cuts would leave the military unable to execute U.S. …
