U.S. closes Bagram prison, says it has no more detainees in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The United States closed the Bagram detention facility on Dec. 10 and no longer has custody of any detainees in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department said, closing a controversial chapter of Washington’s long “war on terror”.
Police body cameras carry risks without firm rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Civil rights activists and some police chiefs are warning that the Obama administration’s proposal to help local police departments buy 50,000 body cameras must come with firm rules on how to use the equipment.
Arrest made in San Diego rape, one of a string near college campus
(Reuters) – A San Diego State University student has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault near campus, marking the first arrest in a string of seemingly unrelated reported rapes that have triggered protests over the school’s handling of se…
New York real estate scion on trial for trespassing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Real estate heir Robert Durst appeared in a New York courtroom on Wednesday on charges of trespassing on property owned by his estranged family.
Revel deal with Brookfield off; new buyer in sight
(Reuters) – The new proposed buyer for the shuttered Revel Casino Hotel said Wednesday that he will not give up his legal challenge to the auction of the Atlantic City, New Jersey, complex even though the winning bidder walked away from the deal.
Body of U.S. hostage killed in rescue attempt in Yemen arrives in U.S.
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – The body of Luke Somers, an American held by an al Qaeda unit in Yemen who was killed on Saturday when U.S. special forces tried to rescue him, was flown to the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. defense offi…
HealthCare.gov sign-ups grow in week three of 2015 enrollment: Government
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Wednesday that 618,548 individuals selected a 2015 health plan on HealthCare.Gov during the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, of which 48 percent were consumers who had not previously purchased this insurance.
McDonald’s to pare U.S. menus, ingredient lists
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp said on Wednesday it plans to cut the number of items on its U.S. menus and use fewer ingredients in food as it moves to speed up service, bolster sales and offer consumers personalized options to compete better with Subway …
Detroit to exit historic bankruptcy later Wednesday
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit will officially exit the biggest-ever U.S. municipal bankruptcy later on Wednesday, officials said, allowing Michigan’s largest city to start a new chapter with a lighter debt load.
Man kills himself at MGM Grand in Vegas, forcing evacuation: police
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Several rooms at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel And Casino were evacuated on Wednesday after a suicidal man barricaded himself in a room at the massive resort hotel before shooting himself to death, police said.
