U.S. couple released by Qatar in child death celebrate their return
PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) – An American couple convicted and later cleared in Qatar of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted African-born daughter celebrated their return to Los Angeles with a jubilant church service on Sunday morning.
Survivors commemorate 73rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
HONOLULU (Reuters) – For the fifth year in a row, Lou Conter made the trip to Honolulu from his Alta Sierra, California, home to remember his USS Arizona shipmates who died in the surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
NYC braced for more protests over police violence after West Coast clashes
NEW YORK/BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – A fifth day of nationwide protests against police violence was set to begin on Sunday after overnight clashes in two West Coast cities as New York’s police commissioner said an internal investigation into a chokeho…
Woman who stabbed U.S. teacher in UAE was ‘lone terrorist’: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – A United Arab Emirates woman who killed an American teacher last week has been inspired by “terrorist ideology” acquired through the Internet but investigators have found no links to militant groups, the state news agency WAM reported…
Republican challenger wins Louisiana Senate race
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy handily won a Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff election on Saturday, capping big wins for his party in the Nov. 4 midterms at the expense of one of the chamber’s last remaining southern Democrats….
Obama, complaining of sore throat, diagnosed with acid reflux
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who had medical tests on Saturday after complaining of a sore throat, is suffering from acid reflux, the president’s physician said.
New Mexico slaps federal energy agency with $54 million in fines
(Reuters) – New Mexico regulators on Saturday hit the U.S. government with more than $54 million in fines for violations at a nuclear waste facility where a fire broke out and radiation was released in two mishaps earlier this year.
Florida authorities arrest suspect accused of triple homicide
(Reuters) – A suspect was arrested on Saturday in western Florida where he is accused of killing his wife and her friend before shooting dead a pastor at a church, police said.
Venezuelan leader says racism in U.S. worse under Obama
CARACAS (Reuters) – Racism in the United States appears to have worsened during the administration of its first black leader, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday.
Washington Post reporter in Tehran charged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A reporter for the Washington Post in Iran who has been detained for over four months was charged on Saturday, the newspaper reported, quoting a source familiar with the case.
