Congress to revisit Islamic State war debate after election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When lawmakers return to Washington after Tuesday’s congressional elections they will resume a debate they began with some reluctance last month on the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.
Bodies of three young U.S. citizens identified in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bodies of three people, tied-up and with gunshot wounds to the head, have been identified as siblings from Texas reported missing earlier this month, a northeastern Mexico state prosecutor said on Friday.
U.S. rocket explosion investigation suspects main engine failure
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) – As Orbital Sciences picks up the pieces, literally and figuratively, after its high-profile rocket launch explosion, accident investigators are looking closely at a potential first-stage engine problem.
Washington state court says accused rapists cannot bear burden of proving consent
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the burden of proving consent cannot fall on a defendant accused of rape, in a split decision that reversed two earlier rulings and prompted fears that dangerous offenders could avoid c…
U.S. envoy to U.N. defends Ebola guidelines; praises airlines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Friday defended federal guidelines for monitoring health workers returning from three Ebola-stricken West African countries and praised the airlines still flying there.
Washington policeman injured in struggle with ax-wielding attacker
(Reuters) – A Washington police officer was injured early Friday in a struggle with an ax-wielding attacker who remains at large, police in the nation’s capital said.
Judge issues order enforcing Ebola isolation of defiant Maine nurse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The confrontation between the state of Maine and a nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone heated up on Friday when a judge issued a temporary order enforcing a quarantine after she defied state officials and took a bike…
Motorbike stuntman who taunted police on viral video arrested
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A motorcycle stuntman who filmed himself taunting a police officer while other bikers performed tricks on a freeway in California has been arrested, police said on Thursday.
Accused Colorado cinema gunman’s lawyers want second sanity exam barred
DENVER (Reuters) – Defense lawyers in the Colorado theater massacre case want a second court-ordered sanity examination undergone by accused gunman James Holmes barred from his upcoming murder trial, court documents on Thursday showed.
Prosecutor seeks death penalty in Pennsylvania police ambush
(Reuters) – Prosecutors will seek the death sentence for Eric Frein, the suspect in the September murder of a Pennsylvania state trooper, the district attorney of Pike County said on Thursday.
