Former U.S. official indicted over lavish Las Vegas conference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted a former official who headed the federal General Services Administration unit that came under fire for holding a lavish Las Vegas conference in 2010.
Los Angeles schools knew of complaints against former teacher: LA Times
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Unified School District knew of complaints made against a former teacher some 30 years before he was convicted of taking bondage-style photographs of his young students, some with spoonfuls of semen held to their faces, the …
Money talks: Obamacare initiative makes headway in Republican states
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s plan to extend health coverage to millions of poor Americans remains highly contentious, yet it is gaining momentum among several initially reluctant states where financial pragmatism is trumping ideology.
Rookies Reed, Spieth put U.S. on top at Ryder Cup
GLENEAGLES Scotland (Reuters) – United States, inspired by a brilliant display from rookie duo Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, led by 2-1/2 points to 1-1/2 after a topsy-turvy opening fourballs session in the 40th Ryder Cup on Friday.
Texas meat packer recalls beef products for possible E.coli
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Texas meat processing plant has recalled 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings products for possible contamination with the E.coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late T…
Flights at Chicago’s main airports grounded due to fire: FAA
(Reuters) – All flights into and out of Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway international airports were grounded early on Friday due to a fire at an air traffic control facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Police, protesters clash at rally in Ferguson, Missouri: CNN, KMOV
(Reuters) – Several protesters were arrested on Thursday night after police clashed with demonstrators at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri, where black teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by a white police officer last month, CNN and KMOV-TV reported…
Cuban couple reunited in U.S. after year-long sea odyssey
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Almost a year after he smuggled his way out of Cuba on a homemade boat, Jose Caballero was reunited late Thursday with his wife who survived a harrowing sea voyage of her own last month.
Two convicted in California of conspiring to join al Qaeda
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two men accused of seeking to join al Qaeda and training to carry out attacks on U.S. military bases and personnel in the Middle East were convicted on federal charges in California Thursday after a trial of more than six weeks,…
Dutch tourist fined for crashing drone in Yellowstone hot spring
(Reuters) – A Dutch tourist has been ordered to pay penalites of more than $3,000 for crashing a drone aircraft into a famous hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a park spokesman said on Thursday.
