Pentagon names special envoy for Guantanamo prison closure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday named congressional committee attorney Paul Lewis as a special envoy to work on closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Fourth arrest in motorcycle gang beating on New York highway
(Reuters) – A fourth suspect was arrested on Monday for his alleged role in an attack on an SUV driver who was chased for miles along a Manhattan highway by dozens of motorcycle riders, police said.
Fourth arrest in motorcycle gang beating on New York highway
(Reuters) – A fourth suspect was arrested on Monday for his alleged role in an attack on an SUV driver who was chased for miles along a Manhattan highway by dozens of motorcycle riders, police said.
Arizona plans to require citizenship proof for state elections
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona, long at odds with Washington over immigration policy, plans to require voters to show proof of citizenship to vote in state polls, even after it lost a high court battle to demand such documentation for federal elections.
Ohio Amish girl ordered to resume chemotherapy despite pleas of parents
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio hospital can force a 10-year-old Amish girl with leukemia to resume chemotherapy over the protests of her parents who decided to stop treatment, an appeals court ruled.
California governor vetoes jury service for non-citizens
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California’s Democratic governor vetoed a bill on Monday that would have allowed legal immigrants who are not citizens to serve on juries in the most populous U.S. state, saying such work was an obligation that went along with ci…
Hate crime ruled out in U.S. soldier’s stabbing death; three arrested
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Three U.S. Army soldiers have been arrested over the stabbing death of a fellow serviceman in Washington state that police initially described as a possible hate crime, but which authorities later concluded stemmed from …
Ohio prosecutors say man scammed donors of millions in bogus Navy charity
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A man who donated to several Republican political campaigns was operating a bogus charity for Navy veterans that he used to defraud donors of nearly $100 million, prosecutors told an Ohio court on Monday.
Ohio school employee indicted for hindering rape probe
(Reuters) – A school employee was arrested Monday on charges he hindered the investigation into the rape of a drunk teenage girl in Steubenville, Ohio by two high school football players who were ultimately convicted.
Hundreds sickened in U.S. from salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of people in 18 states have become sick from a salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken products made at three California plants owned by Foster Farms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.
