Taiwan envoy admits U.S. kept in the dark over controversial flag raising
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s top envoy to the U.S. on Wednesday said that Taiwan did not let U.S. officials know about a flag-raising ceremony on American soil, indicating that by leaving the U.S. in the dark it would give Washington deniability about t…
Gunman fatally shoots one person, kills himself at Army medical facility in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A gunman fatally shot one person and then killed himself in an incident on Tuesday at a U.S. Army facility in El Paso, Texas, a senior U.S. Army official said.
Boehner survives conservative challenge, re-elected U.S. House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – John Boehner narrowly won a third term as House of Representatives speaker on Tuesday, surviving a stiff challenge from 25 conservative Republicans that may signal a growing split in the party as it takes full control of Congress…
Gunman kills one person, kills himself at Army medical facility in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A gunman fatally shot one person and then killed himself in an incident on Tuesday at a U.S. Army facility in El Paso, Texas, a senior U.S. Army official said.
Bomb explodes outside NAACP building in Colorado Springs
DENVER (Reuters) – A homemade bomb exploded outside the offices of the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP civil rights group on Tuesday, authorities said, but a gasoline can placed next to the device failed to detonate and no injuries were reported….
Climbers wait until dark to scale Yosemite vertical rock face
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A pair of climbers attempting to scale a massive granite face on the El Capitan rock formation at Yosemite National Park without bolts or other climbing tools were waiting until nightfall to continue their nearly two-week…
Snow snarls traffic in Washington; U.S. Midwest braces for more cold
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Heavier than expected snow snarled traffic in Washington on Tuesday, forcing Attorney General Eric Holder to cancel a trip to New York for the funeral of former Governor Mario Cuomo, while the U.S. Midwest prepared for brutal col…
U.S. Air Force ‘close’ to certifying new satellite launch provider
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was close to certifying a second company to launch military and intelligence satellites into space, and announced a review of the process used to vet new entrants.
Bangladesh diplomat must face U.S. lawsuit: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a request by a Bangladesh diplomat and his wife to dismiss a lawsuit by a former domestic worker who accused them of forcing him to work without pay in slavery-like conditions.
California leaders set sights on high-speed rail construction
FRESNO (Reuters) – California’s business leaders on Tuesday ceremoniously broke ground on the country’s largest and most ambitious plan for high-speed rail that would eventually transport passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than th…
