Texas man pleads guilty to attempting to aid terrorists
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to provide “material support to terrorists” in Somalia by recruiting people to join in fighting, U.S. prosecutors said.
Target asks its customers to keep their guns out of stores
DALLAS (Reuters) – U.S. retail giant Target has asked people to keep guns out of its stores after being the subject of campaigns in Texas where people have brandished firearms in store aisles in their attempt to secure more rights to carry guns in publ…
Competency hearing set for Wisconsin girl in ‘Slenderman’ case
WAUKESHA Wis. (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday ordered a competency hearing for one of two Wisconsin pre-teen girls accused of stabbing a friend to please the fictional Internet character “Slenderman” after experts deemed her mentally incompetent to pr…
Cousteau’s grandson surfaces after record underwater stay
MIAMI (Reuters) – Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the turquoise waters off the Florida Keys on Wednesday morning, marking the end of a record-breaking, 31-day stay in an underwater habitat with a t…
Arizona rat breeder accused of cruelty after hundreds of rats die
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after hundreds of dying or dead domesticated rats were found inside a large trailer north of Phoenix, authorities said on Tuesday.
Lawyers argue for repeal of Florida’s same-sex marriage ban
MIAMI (Reuters) – Lawyers representing a half dozen same-sex couples suing Miami-Dade County for the right to marry say Florida should follow the precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court in a decision last year that struck down parts of the Defense of M…
U.S. poll: more voters see Obama as worst president in modern times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two years into President Barack Obama’s second term, more voters say they are dissatisfied with his administration’s handling of everything from the economy to foreign policy, giving him the worst marks of any modern U.S. preside…
Hunger groups get creative while U.S. schools out for summer
NEWARK Del. (Reuters) – Hunger relief workers are getting creative at keeping small bellies full when U.S. schools – along with their free or reduced-price meals – close for summer.
Anti-immigration protesters block undocumented migrants in California
MURRIETA Calif. (Reuters) – Protesters shouting anti-immigration slogans blocked the arrival of three buses carrying undocumented Central American families to a U.S. Border Patrol station on Tuesday after they were flown to San Diego from Texas.
Berkeley residents to vote on soda tax in November
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) – A California college town known for its liberal activism will vote in November on whether to place a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages, touching off the latest obesity-fighting campaign in the United States.
