U.S. House formally condemns Obama for Guantanamo prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to condemn President Barack Obama for failing to give Congress a 30-day notice before exchanging prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl for five members of the Taliban who …
In Missouri, Michael Brown memorial preserved, protected
The stuffed animals, flowers, and candles mounded into a memorial in the middle of the street where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer changes almost daily. Sometimes it swells with roses or includes a hand-lettered sign …
Respite possible for Hawaii community as lava flow shifts course
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A volcanic lava flow that threatens a subdivision on Hawaii’s Big Island has shifted slightly, potentially sparing some homes but increasing the number of residents who may be “lava-locked” if the flow overtakes a highway, a civil …
While others exit, MGM wants back in to Atlantic City gambling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As other companies abandon the New Jersey gambling hub of Atlantic City, MGM Resorts International could learn on Wednesday whether it will be allowed to re-enter the market as regulators review an old business deal that prompted t…
Ahead of speech, Obama briefs Congress on Islamic State strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told leaders of Congress on Tuesday that he did not need for them to authorize his strategy to fight Islamic State, ahead of a speech to Americans that may herald expanded operations against the group in Ir…
Ohio police have identified suspects in fake ALS bucket attack
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – High school students responsible for dumping a bucket containing water, urine and spit on a teenage boy with autism in a fake ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” have been identified, police said on Tuesday.
Calpers criticized for passive approach to pension ‘spiking’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – America’s largest public pension fund was criticized in a report on Tuesday for failing to sufficiently audit and clamp down on pension “spiking”, a practice of inflating workers’ benefits just before retirement in order to boos…
Grand jury to hear case of Georgia toddler injured by police grenade
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia grand jury will decide later this month whether to indict deputies in the case of a 19-month-old boy who was severely burned by a flash grenade tossed into a house during a raid, an attorney for the child’s family said Tuesday.
Ashes of disabled Pennsylvania boy left unclaimed
(Reuters) – The remains of a 9-year-old disabled boy found decomposing in squalid conditions in his central Pennsylvania home were cremated when no one claimed his body, the local prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
White House doesn’t believe slain U.S. journalist was ‘sold’ to Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has no information indicating beheaded American journalist Steven Sotloff was “sold” to Islamic State militants by moderate Syrian opposition rebels, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.
