Hearing delayed for Chicago-area teen charged in plan to join ISIS
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday postponed a detention hearing for a Chicago-area teen who allegedly tried to fly to the Middle East to join the militant group Islamic State while she decides whether or not to close part of the proceedin…
St. Louis braces for weekend of protests over Michael Brown killing
(Reuters) – The St. Louis area on Thursday was bracing for more racial unrest over the August killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer, and another police killing of a black teenager on Wednesday was expected to add fue…
Woman accused in N.Y. Amish kidnapping was also victim, lawyer says
SYRACUSE N.Y. (Reuters) – A lawyer for Nicole Vaisey, an upstate New York woman accused with her partner of kidnapping two Amish girls and sexually exploiting six children in all, said on Thursday he considered his client to be one of the victims of he…
Crews battle fog to search for missing Seattle hiker and her dogs
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Rescue workers battling fog were searching on Thursday for a 21-year-old hiker reported missing earlier this week in the Cascade Range near Seattle, the King County sheriff’s office said.
Supreme court makes deep imprint this week, despite no judgments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Without issuing a single ruling, the Supreme Court this week paved the way for gay marriage in several U.S. states and let tough new voting laws go ahead in two other states, showing how the court can wield power even when not fo…
U.S. Republican Senator still undecided on Ebola funding increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator James Inhofe has not yet agreed to release additional Defense Department funds for a military mission to fight Ebola in West Africa, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, citing concerns over protecting milita…
Ex-Premier of Cayman Islands acquitted of corruption charges
GEORGE TOWN Cayman Islands (Reuters) – The former premier of the Cayman Islands, McKeeva Bush, was found not guilty on charges of corruption by a local jury on Thursday, a court official confirmed.
Miami Beach cheers success of flood pumps against ‘King Tide’
MIAMI BEACH Fla. (Reuters) – Miami Beach residents breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as newly installed pumps kept streets dry during the seaside city’s highest tides of the year.
Pakistani woman acclaimed by Islamists allowed to end U.S. appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pakistani neuroscientist whom Islamist militants have tried to free in proposed prisoner swaps with the United States was allowed on Thursday to withdraw what could be the last appeal of her conviction on U.S. charges of attempte…
Wildfire burns five homes near Sacramento, threatens 1,000 more
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A wildfire northeast of Sacramento has burned 420 acres (170 hectares) and destroyed five homes, California fire officials said on Thursday.
