Former U.S. Border Patrol union chief cleared of fraud charges
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed all criminal charges brought by U.S. prosecutors against a former head of the border patrol union accused of misusing union and government funds for his own enrichment.
Avalanche kills two skiers, injures two others, in Oregon
(Reuters) – Two cross-country skiers were killed on Tuesday by an avalanche in eastern Oregon, while the body of a Colorado skier buried in a snow slide was recovered, bringing to 12 the number such fatalities reported in the United States this winter….
Probe continues into fatal blast at Tennessee home
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Investigators combed through the blackened debris of a central Tennessee home on Tuesday seeking clues to the origin and contents of a package that exploded, killing a man and seriously injuring a woman who lived there….
Obama defends latest delay to his healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the latest delay in his healthcare law’s employer mandate, saying it follows similar relief his administration has already given to certain individuals.
Suspect arrested after school lockdown in NY’s Nassau County
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspected gunman who caused the lockdown of four schools on New York’s Long Island on Tuesday has been arrested and the lockdown has been lifted, police said.
Skier killed in Colorado avalanche, tenth U.S. death this season
DENVER (Reuters) – The body of a Colorado skier killed in an avalanche was recovered on Tuesday, the second death in the state from snow slides in as many days, and the tenth in the United States this winter season.
New Jersey traffic jam victims ask Christie to resign, if he knew
FORT LEE, New Jersey (Reuters) – Valerie Howard-Fadul recalled feeling “excruciating” pain after the anesthesia wore off, when her usual 45-minute drive home across the Hudson River after a medical eye treatment stretched into five hours in the now inf…
U.S. can keep Guantanamo hunger strikers alive by force: court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court declined on Tuesday to halt the forced feeding of hunger strikers in Guantanamo Bay but ruled that the prisoners have the right to sue over the procedure and other aspects of how the U.S. military treats them…
Doctor in Delaware waterboarding trial admits injuring stepdaughter
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding his 11-year-old stepdaughter admitted in court on Tuesday to injuring the girl by dragging her over a gravel driveway in what he described as a moment of carelessness.
UAW’s future hinges on vote at Volkswagen’sTennessee plant
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – If the United Auto Workers wins this week’s historic election at Volkswagen’s three-year-old Chattanooga factory, the union could use the victory as a springboard to organize other foreign-owned plants in the South an…
