Death toll in Washington state mudslide rises to 34
(Reuters) – The death toll in a mudslide that devastated a rural Washington state community last month rose to 34 on Tuesday as one more body was extricated from the rubble, the Snohomish County medical examiner said.
Obama to visit mudslide-site Oso on April 22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will visit the Washington state town struck by a deadly mudslide to meet families affected by the disaster and view the devastation, the White House said on Tuesday.
Guantanamo panel weighs transfer of suspected al Qaeda fighter
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – A suspected al Qaeda fighter held at Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison could return to extremism if freed, a Pentagon assessment said at a parole-style hearing on Tuesday, but the man’s defenders contended he was no th…
U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba goes on hunger strike
HAVANA (Reuters) – The U.S. contractor sentenced to a 15-year prison term in Cuba for attempting to establish an illegal Internet service has gone on a hunger strike to protest his treatment by the Cuban and U.S. governments, his lawyer said on Tuesday…
More U.S. moms are staying at home with kids: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More American mothers are staying at home with their children, a trend driven in part by rising immigration and women unable to find jobs, a Pew analysis released on Tuesday showed.
Boyfriend in stiletto-heel trial might have been saved: pathologist
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Texas man who died after his girlfriend attacked him with her stiletto-heeled shoe might have been saved if police and medical responders at his Houston condominium had checked him for heart activity, a pathologist testified at th…
Property tax hike dropped from Chicago pension bill
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday removed any mention of new or higher taxes in his legislation to ease the city’s retirement funding shortfalls just hours after the bill came under attack by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
Congressman apologizes after compromising video posted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A married Republican U.S. representative apologized on Monday after a Louisiana newspaper posted a surveillance video showing a man it identified as the congressman kissing a woman from his office staff.
Creditors say Detroit bankruptcy plan lacks needed details
(Reuters) – Creditor objections flowed into a U.S. bankruptcy court on Monday, claiming a document supporting Detroit’s plan to deal with $18 billion of debt and other obligations is missing crucial details.
Father on trial, daughter denies wanting Iraqi-American mother dead
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The daughter of an Iraqi-American man accused of killing his wife in California in what was first investigated as a hate crime denied under cross-examination by a defense lawyer on Monday that she ever said she wanted her mother d…
