Veteran of Afghan conflict dies in Los Angeles shooting
(Reuters) – A U.S. Army veteran who returned safely home to Los Angeles from Afghanistan several months ago was shot dead early Sunday after leaving a party hosted by his girlfriend, police said.
Obama defends plan to act on immigration: CBS interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama defended his plan to use executive powers to implement some immigration reforms, saying in an interview broadcast on Sunday he had waited long enough for Congress to act.
Fire kills one, injures 11 at Chicago apartment complex
(Reuters) – One person died and 11 more were injured, including five children, in a Chicago apartment complex fire early Sunday, according to fire officials and local media.
Two Americans freed by North Korea return to U.S. soil
TACOMA Washington (Reuters) – Two Americans freed from secretive North Korea stepped off a plane into the welcoming arms of family on Saturday after the surprise involvement of the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official who traveled to Pyongyang to bri…
Judge voids Arizona human smuggling law, finding it infringes on U.S. government
(Reuters) – A federal judge has struck down a 2005 Arizona criminal statute against human smuggling in a ruling that found it infringed on the U.S. government’s power to enforce immigration law.
Off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent arrested in California shooting
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent was arrested on Saturday in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old man at a Southern California home, police said.
Two Americans freed by North Korea are on their way home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea freed two Americans from prison and they were returning to the United States on Saturday after the surprise involvement of the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official in their release.
Nurse who fought Maine Ebola quarantine moving out of state: report
(Reuters) – A nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa and publicly fought quarantine orders in New Jersey and Maine after returning to the United States last month has decided to move away from her home state, a newspaper in Maine reported.
Philadelphia-area transit workers avert strike by approving contract
(Reuters) – Philadelphia-area transit workers have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a two-year contract with the local transportation agency, averting a strike that threatened to cripple bus and rail lines and that their union warned would be long and co…
Blast inside Maryland storage shed injures one, damages homes
(Reuters) – An explosion inside a Maryland storage shed early Saturday left one person hospitalized and damaged nearly a dozen nearby homes, fire officials said.
