Accused Los Angeles airport gunman pleads not guilty
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (Reuters) – The man accused of killing a federal security screener and wounding three other people at Los Angeles International Airport, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of murder and attempted murder.
U.S. Tax Court rules against MBA student seeking tuition tax break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Tax Court has dealt a setback to young MBA students with little work experience who try to claim their tuition costs as a tax-deductible business expense, lawyers and accountants said on Thursday.
Accused Los Angeles airport gunman to enter plea
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles International Airport and killing a federal security screener and wounding three other people is expected to plead not guilty on Thursday to charges of murder and attempted murder o…
Three children killed in Louisiana trailer park fire
(Reuters) – Three children were killed and their father seriously burned when a mobile home caught fire in the early hours of Christmas day in Houma, Louisiana, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.
American held by al Qaeda in Pakistan urges Obama for help
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A U.S. development worker kidnapped in Pakistan by al Qaeda two years ago appealed to President Barack Obama to intervene and help negotiate his release, in a video released on Thursday.
Obama thanks troops for service on Christmas visit to base
KANOEHE BAY, Hawaii (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and wife Michelle thanked U.S. troops for their service on Wednesday during a Christmas Day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kanoehe Bay.
Christmas in Southern California: temperatures near record highs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Unseasonably balmy weather settled over Southern California on Wednesday as a region already accustomed to celebrating Christmas without snow experienced temperatures some 15 degrees (9 degrees Celsius) above normal.
Surge of holiday packages delays UPS shipments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A high volume of holiday packages overwhelmed shipping and logistics company UPS, the company said on Wednesday, delaying the arrival of Christmas presents around the globe and sending angry consumers to social media to vent.
Obama lauds returning troops in holiday broadcast
HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Barack Obama lauded the “service and sacrifice” of U.S. troops and military families in a holiday radio and Internet address on Wednesday, and he highlighted the service men and women who have returned home over the past …
New York ex-Governor Spitzer, wife say marriage is over
(Reuters) – Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, said they are ending their marriage, more than five years after she stood by his side as the embattled Democrat resigned from office over a prostitution scandal.
