Obama to issue order easing student loan debt pressures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will issue an executive action on Monday aimed at making it easier for young people to avoid trouble repaying student loans, a White House official said on Sunday.
Three dead, two wounded in shooting attack on Las Vegas police
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Two armed suspects shouting “this is a revolution” opened fire on two Las Vegas police officers eating lunch in a pizza parlor on Sunday, then shot and killed a civilian inside a nearby Wal-Mart store before killing themselves, po…
Bergdahl describes harsh treatment, solitary confinement: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl suffered harsh treatment at the hands of his Taliban captors, including long periods of solitary confinement, according to U.S. military officials who also said the soldier was struggling emotiona…
Thousands of naked bicyclists stage festive Portland protest ride
PORTLAND Oregon (Reuters) – Thousands of bicyclists, many of them stark naked, poured into the streets of Portland, Oregon on Saturday night for the 11th annual World Naked Bike Ride, a protest that promotes bike riding as an alternative to driving car…
Obama to issue order easing student loan debt pressures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will issue an executive action on Monday aimed at making it easier for young people to avoid trouble repaying student loans, a White House official said on Sunday.
Kerry says freed Taliban inmates would target U.S. at ‘enormous risk’: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the five Taliban inmates released from Guantanamo Bay prison in exchange for a captive American soldier rejoined the fight against the United States, they would do so at great risk, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on S…
Detroit rolls dice by relying on casino cash
DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Detroit’s reliance on casino cash to help fund a recovery from the city’s historic bankruptcy is a high-risk bet on what is an increasingly shaky source of income.
Bowe Bergdahl’s father receives death threats: police chief
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – The father of Bowe Bergdahl, the Idaho soldier released from captivity in a controversial prisoner swap with the Taliban, has received emailed death threats that authorities are investigating, an Idaho police chief said on Satu…
CORRECTED: Wisconsin billionaire pleads guilty to sexual assault charge
(Reuters) – Wisconsin billionaire Samuel Curtis Johnson III pleaded guilty on Friday to misdemeanor sexual assault of his stepdaughter and was sentenced to four months in jail, according to court records.
U.S. Capitol briefly evacuated after plane in restricted space-police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Capitol was evacuated briefly on Saturday afternoon after a plane flew into restricted airspace, Capitol Police said.
