Ex-Minnesota governor says TV career halted by sniper’s claims
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura told a court on Monday his annual income dropped sharply after his reputation was damaged by what he called a fictitious passage in a book by a former Navy SEAL who said the two had got…
Man dies after jumping into bonfire at Utah festival
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Police in Utah are investigating after a man killed himself by jumping into a 30-foot (9-meter) bonfire during an arts and culture festival on the weekend in the desert west of Salt Lake City, local media reported.
Man dies after jumping into bonfire at Utah festival
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Police in Utah are investigating after a man killed himself by jumping into a 30-foot (9-meter) bonfire during an arts and culture festival on the weekend in the desert west of Salt Lake City, local media reported.
Federal officer under scrutiny for firing gun during L.A. protest
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four people have been arrested and a Homeland Security officer is under investigation for firing his weapon during a weekend scuffle between pro-Israel demonstrators and Palestinian supporters outside the Federal Building in Los…
Oklahoma lawmaker wants quarantine of migrant children housed in state
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma state lawmaker called on Monday for the quarantine of unaccompanied immigrant children housed at an Oklahoma military base, but U.S. health officials said such a move was unnecessary.
Prominent outsider seeks rerun of Mississippi U.S. Senate primary
(Reuters) – The prominent head of a political action committee has filed a complaint seeking a possible rerun of last month’s Mississippi U.S. Senate Republican primary race, which Tea Party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel lost amid accusations of illegal voting, an attorney said Monday.
First U.S. flight deports Honduran kids under fast-track drive
SAN PEDRO SULA Honduras (Reuters) – The United States deported a group of Honduran children on Monday in the first flight since President Barack Obama pledged to speed up the process of sending back illegal immigrant children from Central America.
U.S. Veterans agency struggles with claims problems: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Still reeling from the scandal over healthcare delays, the Department of Veterans Affairs also is struggling to reduce a backlog of disability claims, the agency’s inspector general said on Monday.
U.S. pushes for prison for Tunisian accused of train plot link
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors pushed Monday for a hefty sentence for a Tunisian man accused of ties to an unsuccessful plot to derail a Canada-U.S. passenger train who agreed last month to a plea deal that included no terrorism charges.
Giant two-pound African snails seized at Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. customs inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport seized a shipment of several dozen live giant African snails, considered a delicacy in Nigeria but also voracious pests that can eat paint and stucco off houses, offic…
