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.
Stay blocking Michigan same-sex marriages extended pending 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.
Newark airport closes briefly after minor plane engine fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the main hubs serving New York City, closed for about 10 minutes on Tuesday afternoon after a minor fire broke out in or near the engine of a US Airways plane, an airport spokesman said….
U.S. spy court to have new presiding judge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The secretive U.S. court that considers applications for electronic surveillance and physical searches of non-U.S. targets will have a new presiding judge in May, the court said on Tuesday.
At Cold War missile factory, elite rescuers drill for disaster
PERRY, Georgia (Reuters) – On a cloudless, windswept Georgia morning 100 milessouth of Atlanta, a rescuer dangled 30 feet in the air, secured by rappelling ropes, wielding a jackhammer, as he drove the drill into a massive concrete slab designed to mim…
Utah’s Provo-Orem region ranks first in overall well-being: survey
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah’s Provo-Orem metropolitan area sits at the top of a list of U.S. communities with the highest level of overall well-being, beating out sunny Honolulu and Boulder, Colorado, a recent survey conducted by Gallup-Healthways …
