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…
Judge backs Denver County clerk over gay marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado judge who ruled last week that the state’s ban on same-sex nuptials was unconstitutional refused on Monday to stop the Denver County clerk from giving out marriage licenses to gay couples, court records show.
Ohio hiker collapses and dies on popular Grand Canyon trail
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 47-year-old Ohio man collapsed and died while hiking a popular trail in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, a park official said on Monday.
Egypt added to Obama’s Africa Summit list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egypt has been invited by the United States to attend next month’s African leaders summit in Washington, a White House spokesman said on Monday, reversing a decision not to let Egypt participate.
Online campaign raises nearly $300,000 for Texas shooting survivor
DALLAS (Reuters) – An online campaign has raised nearly $300,000 for Cassidy Stay, the teenage survivor of a shooting attack in suburban Houston last week in which her parents and four siblings were killed.
Manager of New Jersey diner pleads guilty in murder for hire plot
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – A former manager of the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Monday to hiring a hit man to murder his uncle, who co-owns the popular eatery, prosecutors said.
Long Island rail strike set for Sunday after talks break down
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Talks to avert a Long Island Rail Road strike broke down on Monday and the unions representing workers at the country’s largest commuter railroad said they were proceeding with plans to strike on Sunday.
