FBI’s no-fly list mistake kicked off woman’s odyssey, filing says
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A long court battle waged by a Malaysian architect over her mistaken inclusion on the U.S. government’s no-fly list may never have started if a federal agent had marked the correct boxes on an official form.
Two schools in Minnesota evacuated for carbon monoxide: reports
(Reuters) – Two schools were evacuated and nearly 30 people, including children, were taken to a hospital in a city in southern Minnesota on Thursday due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, local broadcasters reported, citing health officials.
U.S. House Speaker Boehner expresses doubts over immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday joined other leading Republicans in expressing doubts that immigration reforms could be passed this year and put the blame on President Barack Obama.
Delaware doctor denied stepdaughter food, bathroom use -mother
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A well-known Delaware doctor would punish his stepdaughter by making her stand for hours with her arms outstretched, depriving her of food and forbidding her from using the bathroom, the girl’s mother told a court on Th…
Closing arguments in trial in alleged NATO summit attack plot
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three men accused of plotting to attack high-profile targets during a 2012 NATO summit in Chicago were bent on mayhem, a prosecutor said in closing arguments on Thursday.
Wisconsin woman reports five-day-old son taken from basinette
(Reuters) – Authorities in southern Wisconsin are searching for a 5-day-old boy whose mother said she awoke to find him missing from his bassinette about 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, police said.
Florida jury selected for loud music murder trial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A racially diverse jury will decide if a middle-aged white man committed murder or faced a life-or-death threat when he opened fire on four black teenagers in an SUV parked next to him at a north Florida gas station, k…
Democrats ask for price impact analysis of U.S. oil exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. public deserves to know how lifting the country’s decades-old ban on crude oil exports would affect gasoline prices, two Democratic U.S. Senators said on Thursday, calling for a “comprehensive analysis” of the issue.
Hundreds of thousands without power after Northeast storm
(Reuters) – Utility crews on Thursday worked to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the U.S. Northeast after a snow and ice storm slammed the region. But flights began returning to normal after thousands of delays or cance…
Two dozen charged in $500 million New York pain-pill scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twenty-five people, including doctors, were charged with involvement in a massive scheme that flooded New York City’s black market with as much as $500 million in painkillers, federal and state officials said on Wednesday.
