U.S. releases immigrant, says unrelated to daughter’s plea to pope
(Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant to the United States whose daughter asked Pope Francis for help in stopping her father’s deportation has been released from custody, but U.S. immigration officials said there was no papal intervention.
Another earthquake rattles southern California following 5.1 quake
(Reuters) – Residents of southern California were rattled by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake Saturday afternoon, the largest of more than 100 aftershocks following Friday’s 5.1 rumbler that caused light scattered damage around the Los Angeles area.
GM recall process will be under congressional microscope
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra faces Congress next week she will have to explain how the top brass at the biggest U.S. automaker can say they knew nothing for more than a decade about a faulty ignition …
Washington community grieves growing toll in U.S. mudslide
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – The grim task of combing through debris from a landslide that sent a wall of mud cascading over dozens of homes on the outskirts of a rural Washington town came to a standstill briefly on Saturday for a moment of sile…
Storm forces evacuation of spectators, delay of Florida car race
(Reuters) – A powerful storm in Florida forced the delay of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix car race and the evacuation of spectators from the grandstands on Saturday, said organizers who were working on a revised schedule of the three-day IndyCar event….
Exclusive: GM crash victims’ families who settled may revisit deals
(Reuters) – Two families who settled with General Motors Co over fatal crashes linked to faulty ignition switches are considering trying to overturn the agreements, after the company disclosed it had known about the issue for years.
California senate suspends three lawmakers in criminal probes
(Reuters) – The California state Senate suspended three Democratic lawmakers on Friday charged with federal criminal cases including Leland Yee, who was arrested this week in an FBI sweep on corruption and gun trafficking charges.
Houston-area man arrested in undercover FBI terrorism sting
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area man suspected of leading an anti-government group appeared in federal court on Friday to face charges of trying to rob an armored car with explosives and plotting to blow up U.S. government buildings.
Louisiana faced with revealing lethal injection details to inmate
(Reuters) – The Louisiana Department of Corrections does not plan to appeal a U.S. Court decision this week that compels it to reveal to inmates on death row the content and maker of drugs used in lethal injections, a prisons official said on Friday.
Wisconsin lawmaker charged with sexual assault
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A state lawmaker in Wisconsin ousted weeks ago as a Republican leader of the Assembly over accusations of sexual harassment was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a female aide to a senator in 2011, according to a criminal co…
