Hobbled Tropical Storm Karen hovers off U.S. Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A severely weakened Tropical Storm Karen crept toward the Louisiana coast on Saturday after earlier fears it would reach hurricane strength prompted the evacuation of some coastal areas and disrupted U.S. energy output in the Gu…
Obama wades into debate over NFL Washington Redskins’ name
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, already embroiled in a battle over a government shutdown, jumped into another dispute on Saturday – a long-running fight over the name of the Washington Redskins NFL team.
Upper Midwest struck by unusual autumn tornadoes, snowstorm
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The upper Midwest was recovering on Saturday from an unusual autumn wallop from a fierce snowstorm that trapped dozens of people in vehicles in western South Dakota and a swarm of tornadoes that left at least 15 people injured in ru…
Midwest surveys damage from rare autumn tornadoes
(Reuters) – With daylight on Saturday, emergency responders began assessing the destruction from a series of more than a dozen rare autumn tornadoes that caused injuries and significant damage in rural areas of Iowa and Nebraska.
Four dead in U.S. plane crash on Panama-Colombia border
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Four of six passengers on a U.S. government surveillance mission died on Saturday when their plane crashed along a section of jungle on Colombia’s border with Panama known for arms and drug trafficking, Colombian military sources sai…
As U.S. struggles with health reform, the Amish go their own way
GORDONVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The debate over U.S. healthcare reform that has gripped the nation and led to a government shutdown is of small concern in rural Pennsylvania’s Amish country for a very simple reason.
Pentagon to recall most furloughed workers, easing shutdown pain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Saturday it would recall most of the roughly 400,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the government shutdown, in a move that could greatly lessen the impact of the shutdown on America’s…
Pentagon recalling most civilian defense employees idled by shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Saturday it will recall most of the roughly 400,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the government shutdown, in a move that could greatly lessen the impact of feuding in Washington on U…
Man who set himself on fire near monuments in Washington dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man who set himself on fire in the heart of the U.S. capital as tourists and joggers watched in horror has died from his injuries, a Washington police spokesman said on Saturday.
Women seek access to traditionally male-only Mormon gathering
(Reuters) – Women seeking priesthood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints said they will attempt to attend a traditionally men-only leadership session of the church in Salt Lake City on Saturday, despite having been denied tickets.
