Mom did not report Baby Hope missing ‘because she wasn’t’: report
(Reuters) – The mother of the girl known as “Baby Hope,” who was murdered and put in a cooler in 1991 and just recently identified, told a TV station on Tuesday that she did not report her daughter’s disappearance because did not realize the girl was m…
Qaeda suspect’s shipboard fast brings halt to U.S. interrogation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An elite U.S. interrogation team abandoned its questioning of an al-Qaeda militant who was snatched in Libya after he stopped eating and drinking regularly on board a U.S. Navy ship where he was being held, a U.S. official famili…
Supreme Court declines to hear California prison case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined for the second time to take up a long-running dispute about overcrowding in California prisons.
Talks to avert San Francisco rail strike continue through night
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Talks to avert a potentially crippling San Francisco area rail strike failed to produce a deal by a Monday midnight deadline, but the sides will continue to meet through the night and trains will run on Tuesday, a federal medi…
U.S. Army captain to get Medal of Honor for valor in Afghan ambush
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retired U.S. Army Captain William Swenson, who rescued wounded soldiers under fire during a deadly Afghan ambush, is scheduled to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. honor for valor, on Tuesday from President Barack Obam…
Suspected dry ice explosions hit Los Angeles airport
(Reuters) – A small device thought to be filled with dry ice exploded at Los Angeles International Airport late on Monday, the second one to detonate at the transport hub in 24 hours, police said.
Mother of slain ‘Baby Hope’ says devastated by daughter’s death in NYC: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mother of “Baby Hope”, who was murdered and packed in a cooler in 1991 and only recently identified, said she was devastated to hear about her daughter’s death allegedly at the hands of a relative, according to news reports.
North Carolina official to accept gay marriage applications
(Reuters) – North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper personally supports gay marriage but is committed to defending the state’s ban on same-sex weddings, a spokeswoman said on Monday, a day before a local official said he would start accepting marria…
U.S. spy agency collects millions of email address lists: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency collects hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world, including many from Americans, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
U.S. spy agency collects millions of email address lists: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency collects hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world, including many from Americans, The Washington Post reported on Monday.