New U.S. migrant detention center to be run by firm criticized by advocates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Tuesday announced plans to open a detention facility to house migrant Central American women and children which will be run by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a company that has been criticized by civi…
White House gets second barrier after fence jumping
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A second fence has been erected along part of the White House grounds, pushing tourists and passersby farther away after a fence jumper got into the executive mansion.
Smoldering fire at Los Angeles port stops container traffic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thick smoke from a smoldering fire started by a welder’s torch at the Port of Los Angeles was preventing the movement of containers at the facility on Tuesday, because the foul air was too harmful for dock workers, officials sai…
Man charged with buying Texas school board votes with cocaine
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A campaign manager working in the south Texas town of Donna has been charged with buying votes in a school board election by paying voters with cash and cocaine, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Connecticut man arrested after driving stolen car to meeting with cops
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – A 26-year-old Connecticut man was in police custody on Tuesday after showing up to a phony probation meeting driving a car that police say he stole from a woman in a supermarket parking lot and later may have used to rob a b…
U.S. says will abide by Mine Ban Treaty except on Korean Peninsula
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States edged closer on Tuesday to compliance with the international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, saying it would abide by key requirements of the 1999 accord everywhere except on the Korean Peninsula.
Obama critic D’Souza spared prison for violating election law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza avoided prison on Tuesday when a U.S. judge sentenced him to serve eight months in a community confinement center after he pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance law.
Washington city council passes concealed-carry gun law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington city council passed emergency gun legislation on Tuesday requiring residents and visitors to adhere to strict guidelines to carry a concealed weapon in the U.S. capital.
Harvard endowment grows to $36.4 billion, nears pre-crisis level
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University said Tuesday its $36 billion endowment posted a 15.4 percent return in fiscal 2014 as in-house bond managers and outside hedge funds teamed up to easily beat the portfolio’s 14.6 percent benchmark return.
Obama calls for closer U.S. ties to civil groups overseas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Obama on Tuesday said U.S. agencies working overseas will forge stronger ties with civil groups in other countries to help fight against attacks on human rights and freedom of expression.
