Alaska volcano erupts with new intensity, prompting ‘red’ alert
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – An Alaska volcano that has been spewing ash and lava for years began erupting with new intensity this week, pushing a plume of smoke and ash as high as 24,000 feet (7,315 meters) and prompting scientists to issue their highest…
Georgia banker who faked his own death makes plea deal
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Georgia bank director who left a suicide note and vanished for a year and a half while under suspicion of embezzling $21 million has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, an official said on Tuesday.
Clash over Taliban release unlikely to be resolved in U.S. courts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican allegations that President Barack Obama broke the law when he freed five Taliban prisoners in return for U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl are unlikely to be tested in court because judges are reluctant to intervene in politi…
Arizona congressional candidate takes on Cesar Chavez name
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez may have died 21 years ago, but his name will live on thanks to a political unknown apparently trying to capitalize on his legacy.
Florida judge seeks anger management help after courthouse brawl
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida judge accused of punching an assistant public defender after telling him “stop pissing me off” is stepping down temporarily for anger management counseling.
Saudi airman convicted in rape of boy in Las Vegas seeks new trial
(Reuters) – Attorneys for a Saudi Air Force sergeant convicted last year in the rape of a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas hotel have asked the judge for a new trial, saying that a key witness has recanted his trial testimony.
San Francisco ‘sickout’ by transit workers continues to stall commuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s bus and train system was snarled for a second day on Tuesday, despite more drivers reporting for work amid a sickout to protest stalled contract talks, officials said.
Hundreds arrested in New Jersey heroin sweep
(Reuters) – More than 300 people have been arrested in a heroin sweep in northern New Jersey that netted more than $350,000 worth of the drug, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Guinea-Bissau’s ex-navy chief pleads guilty in U.S. drug case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s former navy chief, captured in a high-profile drug sting on the West African coast, has secretly pleaded guilty ahead of a trial on charges he conspired to import narcotics into the United States, court sources said…
U.S. reconstitutes group to fight homegrown extremists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is reviving a law enforcement group to investigate those it designates as domestic terrorists, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
