U.S. official sees action on immigration before year-end
SIMI VALLEY Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce a series of executive actions on immigration issues before the end of the year, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said on Saturday, a move that could anger Repu…
U.S. Ebola victim Thomas Duncan remembered at memorial in Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – Family and friends remembered Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to die from Ebola, at a memorial service in Dallas on Saturday.
Workers die after chemical leak at DuPont plant near Houston
(Reuters) – Four workers died and a fifth was hospitalized Saturday after a chemical leak at a DuPont facility near Houston, the company said.
U.S. military readiness for war, competitive edge worsening: officials
SIMI VALLEY Calif. (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s ability to stay ahead of technology advances by other countries and respond to multiple crises around the world is already in jeopardy and will get worse unless mandatory budget cuts are reversed, top …
Obamacare enters new phase over the weekend with little fanfare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s plan to extend private health coverage to the uninsured entered a new uncertain phase on Saturday as U.S. government-backed online insurance marketplaces opened their 2015 plans to millions of potential e…
Ferguson protesters decry report officer Wilson may return to work
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Activists protesting the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri expressed anger on Saturday after the city’s police chief said the officer could return to work if a grand jury does no…
A world away from Ferguson protests in quiet St. Louis suburb
FLORISSANT Mo. (Reuters) – In this quiet city just north of Ferguson, Missouri, the neat streets of small homes and shops show no signs of the racial tension that has gripped the adjacent St. Louis suburb since the fatal police shooting in August of an…
Parents of slain Missouri teen return home after U.N. testimony
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – The parents of the unarmed black teenager shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, said on Friday they hoped their meeting with a United Nations committee would help to improve the tone of race relations in the U…
Georgia police arrest father, daughter accused of starving infant
(Reuters) – Police in Georgia have arrested a man and his young adult daughter after they allegedly starved to death his 15-month-old infant child and left three other children and a young adult woman emaciated in a hotel room, authorities said on Frid…
Pennsylvania police spent $11 million on ambush suspect manhunt: report
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania State Police spent roughly $11 million on the weeks-long manhunt in the Pocono Mountains to capture a survivalist charged with shooting two state troopers and murdering one, local media reported on Friday.
