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.
CNN journalists arrested trying to sneak into World Trade Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two CNN journalists were arrested for trying to sneak past security at the World Trade Center in New York City on Tuesday in an attempt to report on recent security lapses at the site, police said.
Rescuers scour Washington state mudslide rubble; toll expected to rise
ARLINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Rescue workers combed through muck and rubble on Tuesday left by a devastating weekend mudslide in Washington state that killed at least 14 people and left scores more missing, and authorities said they expected the de…
Two BASE jumpers injured in 500-foot fall into Idaho canyon
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Two men were hospitalized after plunging nearly 500 feet into an Idaho canyon in the latest of a spate of accidents in the extreme sport known as BASE jumping, authorities said Tuesday.
