Obama and Republicans search for a deal on U.S. fiscal impasse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders inched toward resolving their fiscal impasse on Friday, but struggled to agree on the length and terms of a short-term deal to increase the U.S. debt limit and reopen th…
California man on way to Mexico arrested in al Qaeda probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man was arrested at a bus stop on his way to Mexico on Friday and charged with attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda and making a false statement on a passport application, the FBI said.
Dominion’s North Anna one nuclear reactor in Virginia shut Friday
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Dominion’s North Anna 1 nuclear reactor in Virginia tripped on Friday, according to an official with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Long-delayed U.S. farm bill heads for final showdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The final stage of the long-delayed U.S. farm bill is about to begin, but drafting a legislative compromise between the Senate and House of Representatives is still hampered by deep partisan divisions over cuts in food stamps for…
Georgia Tech fraternity member apologizes for ‘rapebait’ email
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia Tech university fraternity member has apologized for the “lack of judgment” he showed in writing an email with offensive language, including the term “rapebait,” about how to pick up women at campus parties.
One dead, 60 hurt as tourist train, truck collide in West Virginia
(Reuters) – One man was killed and more than 60 people were injured when a logging truck collided with a tourist train on Friday in the remote Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia, the governor’s office said.
Pro-immigrant protesters arrested in Tucson after blocking buses
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – Some 15 people were arrested in Arizona on Friday after immigration rights activists blocked two buses bringing suspected illegal immigrants to a federal courthouse in Tucson for deportation hearings, forcing a judge to canc…
California governor vetoes tough gun control bills
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed several gun control bills on Friday, a move that essentially rebuffs an effort by fellow Democrats to enact a sweeping expansion of firearms regulation in the most populous U.S. …
Two-year-old son of NFL MVP Adrian Peterson dies after assault: report
(Reuters) – The 2-year-old son of National Football League’s Most Valuable Player Adrian Peterson died on Friday after being allegedly assaulted by his mother’s boyfriend in Sioux Falls, local media in Minnesota and police in South Dakota reported.
New Jersey’s high court to hear gay marriage case in January
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s highest court agreed on Friday to decide whether the state must allow gay marriage, setting up a final showdown in a lengthy legal battle over whether the state’s civil union law is enough to protect the rights of same…
