New Harry Potter attraction opens at Florida theme park
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – The new Harry Potter attraction at Universal Orlando opened on Tuesday to crowds of fans eager to be among the first to experience the theme park’s Diagon Alley expansion based on J.K. Rowling’s books and the popular films abou…
Latino activists aim to boost participation in U.S. midterm vote
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A coalition of Latino groups is launching a new push to register voters and mobilize Hispanics ahead of the 2014 midterm elections in the hope of electing more lawmakers sympathetic to issues important to them, including immigratio…
U.S. to put child migrants on fast track in deportation hearings: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to give priority to child migrants over adults in deportation hearings as part of a broader initiative to deal with a surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the border illegally, a Justice Department offic…
Baby dies inside car parked in affluent Connecticut town
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 15-month-old boy has died after being left inside a car parked in an affluent Connecticut community in sweltering summer weather, police said on Tuesday.
Obama to meet Texas governor, a critic in U.S. border crisis
WASHINGTON/AUSTIN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet Texas Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday to discuss a surge of Latin American young people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border that has put the two leaders at odds with each other.
Mom charged after leaving baby on New York subway platform
(Reuters) – A mother who pushed her baby in a stroller onto a New York City subway station platform and boarded a departing train was charged with felony abandonment on Tuesday, officials said.
Boeing to recover remaining fuselage from derailed train -railway
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The last of six Boeing Co fuselages damaged in a train derailment were expected to be recovered on Tuesday, the railway said, clearing the way for full train service to resume.
Obama asks Congress for $3.7 billion for immigration crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House asked the U.S. Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency spending on Tuesday to address a cross-border surge of children from Central America that is taxing public resources and causing a political headache for Presi…
New Jersey’s storm recovery chief steps down, replaced by deputy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The director of New Jersey’s response to superstorm Sandy stepped down on Tuesday, almost two years after the storm tore through the state, and was replaced by his deputy, Governor Chris Christie’s office said.
Contract talks resume as Long Island Rail Road strike looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Labor negotiators met in New York on Tuesday for another round of talks to avert a strike by 5,400 workers at the Long Island Rail Road, the country’s largest commuter railway.
