Ex-bin Laden ally turns key witness in U.S. terrorism cases
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A British shoe bomb-plotter-turned-government informant, who once conspired with Osama bin Laden, has become a key witness for U.S. prosecutors seeking to give American juries a taste of life inside al Qaeda, court docum…
College Board gives sneak preview of redesigned SAT exam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prospective college students on Wednesday got a peek at new sample questions on the SAT, a widely used college entrance exam that will undergo a redesign over the next two years.
Former New York Mayor Bloomberg to spend $50 million in anti-gun drive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ramped up his efforts to fight gun violence on Wednesday with a plan to spend $50 million on a grassroots network to organize voters on gun control.
New York City police disbands unit that watched Muslim communities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Police Department has disbanded a controversial surveillance unit that targeted and monitored Muslim communities after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, a police statement said.
As newspapers struggle, Los Angeles gets another daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Los Angeles residents who still pass a newsstand on their way to work on Wednesday will find an unusual sight there: a new daily print newspaper.
Texas set to execute man convicted of 2001 triple murder
(Reuters) – Texas is set to execute a man by lethal injection on Wednesday who was convicted of stabbing his girlfriend, her child and her mother to death after a cocaine binge in 2001.
Obama to announce $600 million U.S. job-training initiative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce an initiative on Wednesday to devote $600 million to address a central challenge of today’s economy: How to train workers for skills they need for jobs that are open but hard to fill.
Voices of gratitude, defiance at Boston bombing memorial
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, local leaders and officials and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing shared messages of thanks and defiance on Tuesday at a tribute to the three people killed and 264 wounded in the attack exactly o…
Two vessels collide, others grounded amid gusting winds off Virginia coast
(Reuters) – A rig vessel and a container ship collided in a shipping channel in the Chesapeake Bay, off the Virginia coast, on Tuesday amid gusting winds blamed for causing a bulk carrier to run aground and a dozen other ships to drag anchor, the U.S. …
Michigan, White House discuss federal money for bankrupt Detroit: report
(Reuters) – Michigan officials and President Barack Obama’s Administration are discussing a plan to free up $100 million in federal money to aid Detroit’s retired city workers, the Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday.
