Human Rights Watch says Obama not gone far enough on NSA reforms
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has not gone far enough in reforming the monitoring activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) and is continuing to violate the privacy rights of individuals, the head of Human Rights Watch told Reut…
College student shot on Pennsylvania university campus
(Reuters) – A male college student who was shot outside a university athletic center in Pennsylvania was in critical but stable condition on Tuesday but the shooter was still at large, officials said.
U.S. offers to send envoy to North Korea to free jailed missionary
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States has offered to send a special envoy to North Korea to win the release of a jailed missionary, but signaled that any meaningful talks with Pyongyang will require it to give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Cuomo, Schneiderman agree on dividing portion of JPMorgan funds: NYT
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Eric Schneiderman, the state’s attorney general, have reached an agreement on how to divide a portion of the $613 million that the state received as part of a settlement with JPMorgan, the New York Times r…
West Virginia looks to tighten rules after chemical spill contaminated water
(Reuters) – West Virginia’s governor on Monday proposed legislation to regulate above-ground storage tanks, a move that comes after a spill of coal-processing chemicals shut off drinking water to about 300,000 people.
Train hauling crude oil derails on Philadelphia bridge
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A freight train carrying crude oil derailed on Monday on a railroad bridge in Philadelphia, forcing the closing of the busy Schuylkill Expressway, authorities said.
Several killed and injured in blast at Nebraska feed plant
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – An explosion and fire at a feed plant in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday injured at least 10 people and caused several deaths, authorities said, but did not provide an exact number of fatalities.
Mother, two toddlers stabbed to death in NY apartment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 21-year-old woman and her two young toddlers were found stabbed to death on Sunday in their New York City apartment, authorities said.
Commemorations ask what would Martin Luther King Jr. do in 2014?
(Reuters) – Visions of what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would do to promote civil rights in 2014, had he not been slain decades ago, marked speeches and commemorations held across the country to honor his memory on Monday.
North Carolina man missing after Grand Cayman dive
MIAMI (Reuters) – Grand Cayman authorities were searching on Monday for a U.S. tourist who disappeared after scuba diving near Seven Mile Beach, a popular dive site on the island’s northwest tip.
