Architects unveil plans for school to replace site of Newtown massacre
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) – Architects on Tuesday unveiled designs for a new elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, filled with sunlight, connections to nature – and new security measures – to replace the building where a gunman killed 26 peop…
U.S. to extend some Obamacare enrollment past March 31 deadline: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will grant an extension to people who say they are unable to enroll in the new healthcare program by next Monday’s deadline, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, quoting federal officials.
American sentenced to 16 years in New York City pipe bomb case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American Muslim who pleaded guilty to a New York state terrorism charge for attempting to make a pipe bomb was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said.
Kansas can pull Planned Parenthood funding – appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld a 2011 Kansas law that would stop federal family planning money the state receives from flowing to two Planned Parenthood clinics.
Immigrant detainees resume hunger strike at Washington state facility
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Dozens of detainees at an immigration holding center in Washington state have begun refusing meals, renewing a hunger strike launched by hundreds of inmates earlier this month, attorneys and activists supporting the group said on Tu…
Man killed by New Jersey commuter train as he leaned over platform edge
(Reuters) – A man was struck and killed on Tuesday by a New Jersey commuter train as he leaned over the edge of a station platform, a New Jersey Transit official said.
Russia warned U.S. about Boston Marathon bomb suspect Tsarnaev: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian authorities warned the FBI in 2011 about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two Chechen brothers accused of carrying out last year’s Boston Marathon bombings, but U.S. authorities missed chances to detain him, NBC News reported on…
Stay on Michigan same-sex marriages extended for appeal
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court panel extended a temporary hold on Tuesday on a federal judge’s ruling that struck down a Michigan ban on gay nuptials, blocking the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples pending an appeal.
Five charged with kidnapping in Houston human smuggling ring
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Five men suspected of being part of a human smuggling ring that held more than 100 people captive in a derelict Houston area home were charged with hostage-taking and firearms crimes at a federal court on Tuesday.
Deep budget cuts may erode U.S. Army ability to fight long war: general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. Army officer told lawmakers on Tuesday that a return to deep budget cuts as required by law beginning in 2016 would make it difficult for the military to carry out even one extended ground war.
