U.S. preacher who inspires Syrian rebels faces Internet monitoring
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – A judge has ordered monitoring of computer and Internet use of a U.S. Islamic preacher regarded by some federal officials and a group that studies radicals as an inspirational figure for foreign fighters in Syria.
More Wisconsin gay couples wed, state appeals ruling
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday refused a state request to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin, where hundreds of gay couples have tied the knot since she declared late last week that its ban was unconstitutional.
Flight attendants at American take step toward combining unions
(Reuters) – Unions representing flight attendants at American Airlines Group filed a petition with a federal labor agency on Monday seeking to have a single union named to represent the company’s 24,000 flight attendants following the merger of AMR Cor…
Top aide to Chris Christie testifies to no knowledge of bridge scandal
TRENTON N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s chief of staff testified on Monday he had no knowledge of the closing of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge last fall that caused huge traffic jams and set off what has been dubbed…
Review shows 100,000 veterans face long waits for healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 100,000 veterans are experiencing waits of more than 90 days for appointments at medical centers run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal audit released by the troubled agency on Monday.
FBI agents join search for missing Alaska family
AU Alaska (Reuters) – FBI agents have joined the search for an Alaska family of four, including two small children, whose disappearance almost two weeks ago is being described as “mysterious,” authorities said on Monday.
Prominent N.Y. church picks woman as pastor for first time in its history
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Riverside Church, one of the best-known liberal Protestant congregations in the United States, selected a woman to lead it for the first time in its 84-year history, the church said on Monday.
Bonus payout for WTC site workers premature: court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge acted prematurely in awarding a $55 million bonus payment to thousands of rescue and cleanup workers at the World Trade Center site who settled lawsuits against New York City over damage to their health, a federal appeals c…
Student who subdued Seattle gunman says hero label hard to accept
(Reuters) – The student who subdued a gunman accused of killing one person and wounding two others at a private Christian college in Seattle said on Monday he found it difficult to accept being hailed as a hero.
Utah’s ‘mountain man’ survivalist sentenced to prison after guilty pleas
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah survivalist known as the “mountain man” who evaded police for nearly six years while looting remote cabins for weapons and supplies was sentenced on Monday to more than 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to multi…
