U.S. general who overturned sex assault conviction to leave military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force general who sparked outrage last year when he overturned a fighter pilot’s sexual assault conviction said on Wednesday he had decided to leave the military.
Gabrielle Giffords skydives on shooting anniversary
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is still recovering from a shooting rampage that left the Arizona Democrat badly wounded with a gunshot to the head, went skydiving on Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the attack, …
‘Jihad Jamie’ gets eight years in Jihad Jane case
(Reuters) – A Colorado woman who converted to Islam and went to Ireland to join a man she believed was training for terrorist operations was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday.
U.S. banker who went on run pleads not guilty to fraud
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former director of a small bank in Georgia who was accused of stealing $21 million from investors before disappearing for 18 months pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a fraud charge and was ordered to remain in jail while awaiting…
Four men plead not guilty to murder in N.J. mall carjacking
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Four men pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder and other charges in a fatal carjacking at an upscale New Jersey mall, where a lawyer was slain in front of his wife after holiday shopping.
New York’s medical marijuana law excludes some who seek the drug
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When New York moves ahead with its planned legalization of medical marijuana for the chronically ill, Missy Miller’s epileptic son Oliver will be left behind.
Utah puts recognition of gay marriages on hold amid appeal
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah will not recognize, at least for now, same-sex marriages performed since a federal judge struck down a ban on gay unions in the state in a ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court later put on hold, the Utah governor’s office …
Analysis: Arctic chill exposes weakness of U.S. natural gas system
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brutally cold weather this week laid bare critical weaknesses in the Northeastern U.S. natural gas system, leaving some states paying vast sums for supplies as arctic weather enveloped the region.
U.S. airlines restore flights as cold snap eases
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines on Wednesday made progress in getting operations back to normal after several days of storms and record cold weather forced cancellations of thousands of flights.
Obama targets poverty in San Antonio, Philadelphia and other U.S. ‘zones’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to speak on Thursday about how he will target job creation, housing, law enforcement and education in the poorest U.S. communities, part of his pledge to narrow the gap between rich and poor in Ameri…
