Former South Carolina Governor Edwards dies at 87
(Reuters) – James Edwards, the first Republican elected governor of South Carolina since post-Civil War Reconstruction who also served in President Ronald Reagan’s Cabinet, died on Friday at age 87, his family said.
Inmate uses ventilation duct to escape California jail
(Reuters) – Police were on the lookout on Friday for an inmate who escaped a central California jail on Christmas Day by squeezing through a ventilation duct and jumping off the roof of the building, officials said.
Grandmother, three grandchildren killed in Ohio house fire
(Reuters) – An Ohio grandmother and three of her grandchildren, who were spending the Christmas holiday with her, died in a fire that engulfed the woman’s house on Friday, officials said.
Long-delayed U.S. high-speed rail plans may ride on Texas express
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – With high-speed rail in the United States long on plans and short on construction, a Texas company is aiming to fast-track service between Dallas and Houston.
Anti-police Oakland protesters break windows, trash Christmas tree
(Reuters) – Demonstrators in Oakland, California, broke store windows and vandalized a public Christmas tree during a march protesting police shootings, media reports said.
U.S. man dies at Mexico border after being subdued with stun gun
(Reuters) – An American man died at a U.S. border crossing with Mexico after he allegedly assaulted officers and was subdued with a stun gun, the Customs and Border Protection agency said.
U.S. police struggle to uncover threats on social media
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement agencies are a long way from being able to effectively track threats of the kind a gunman posted on Instagram before his execution-style murder of two New York City policemen last weekend.
On Christmas visit with troops, Obama lauds end of Afghanistan mission
KANOEHE BAY, Hawaii (Reuters) – One week before the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan draws to a close, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, thanked American troops on Thursday during a Christmas Day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kano…
Oregon woman freed from East Timor prison four months after arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A veterinarian from Oregon who was arrested while traveling in East Timor in September was released from jail on Thursday after nearly two months of detention, the U.S. State Department said.
Storm brings white Christmas to Rockies; soggy weekend to Southeast
(Reuters) – A winter storm pushing across the Rockies on Thursday was expected to drop a foot of snow in some areas as it fanned eastward, threatening soggy conditions and potential weekend travel delays across a wide swath of the United States, foreca…
