Two women who survived Cleveland kidnapping plan book
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Two of the three Cleveland women who survived years of imprisonment after being kidnapped by school bus driver Ariel Castro will collaborate on a book about the ordeal with two Washington Post writers.
Guantanamo guards accused of seizing private legal documents
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – U.S. military guards at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility improperly seized private legal documents from five prisoners charged with plotting the September 11 attacks, defense lawyers said in a pretrial hearing on T…
VW labor leader seeks German-like workers council in Tennessee
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG’s top labor leader still wants workers at the company’s plant in Tennessee to have German-style representation, an arrangement that would require the involvement of a U.S. trade union such as the United Auto…
Judge declines to halt ‘Obamacare’ insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foes of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law lost a bid on Tuesday to put an immediate stop to a key part of the law – the insurance subsidies in the 34 U.S. states that declined to establish their own online marketplaces.
San Francisco commuter train service restarts after strike
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s commuter trains lumbered back into operation for the first time in five days early on Tuesday after union workers reached a tentative labor deal with management, ending a strike that paralyzed the nation’s fift…
U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels to take flight again in 2014 season
(Reuters) – The renowned Blue Angels precision flying team will return to the skies next year for a full air show season after being grounded for much of 2013 because of federal spending cuts, the U.S. Navy said.
Americans skeptical of leaders, economy after budget standoff: polls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans surveyed after the political standoff that shut down the U.S. government for more than two weeks are skeptical of the efficacy of their Congressional leaders and pessimistic about the current and future health of the ec…
Protecting Detroit pensions may violate bankruptcy code: judge
DETROIT (Reuters) – The federal judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy filing called the city’s pension funds “unsecured creditors” and stated that any special protections for them would violate federal bankruptcy law.
One killed, two wounded in shooting on Las Vegas Strip
(Reuters) – A man who wanted his money back after paying to enter a Las Vegas nightclub shot three people, killing one, when the club management refused to make a refund, police said on Monday.
One killed, two wounded in shooting on Las Vegas Strip
(Reuters) – A man who wanted his money back after paying to enter a Las Vegas nightclub shot three people, killing one, when the club management refused to make a refund, police said on Monday.
