Chinese dissident Chen to join conservative U.S. think tank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident and legal rights activist who accused New York University of forcing him to leave this summer because of alleged pressure from the Chinese government, will be joining The Witherspoon Institute…
Bankrupt California city wants deal with bond insurer by Thursday
STOCKTON, California (Reuters) – Stockton, California, hopes to have a deal with bond insurer Assured Guaranty by Thursday, but if needed the city could impose a settlement to help it exit bankruptcy, its city manager said.
Computer problems won’t halt September 11 hearings at Guantanamo, judge rules
MIAMI (Reuters) – Pretrial hearings in the September 11 conspiracy case will go forward at the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal while computer network problems are addressed, a U.S. military judge ruled on Tuesday.
Missouri couple charged with decades-old murders of spouses
(Reuters) – A Missouri couple charged with killing their former spouses and two children in separate incidents more than three decades ago were in jail on Tuesday awaiting transfer back to Wyoming where prosecutors say the crimes were committed.
White House rejects latest Republican offer to end shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House rejected a Republican plan to reopen portions of the U.S. government on Tuesday as the first shutdown in 17 years closed landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and threw hundreds of thousands of federal employees ou…
Two motorcyclists in custody after high-speed NY chase, beating
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two motorcyclists were in police custody on Tuesday in connection with a high-speed chase along a Manhattan highway that ended when a motorcycle gang dragged a New York man from his vehicle and beat him while his wife and baby look…
Jacksonville airport evacuated, police investigate suspicious package
(Reuters) – Jacksonville International Airport was evacuated on Tuesday as police investigated a “reported suspicious package,” according to a tweet from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s office.
Four bodies recovered from wreckage of Calif. plane crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Medical examiners recovered four bodies on Tuesday from the wreckage of a small jet that crash-landed into a hangar and burst into flames at the Santa Monica airport near Los Angeles over the weekend, the coroner’s office operat…
Web traffic, glitches slow Obamacare exchanges launch
(Reuters) – Technical glitches and heavy internet traffic slowed Tuesday’s launch of new online insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, showcasing the challenge of covering millions of uninsured Americans.
Florida executes man who killed two women over six weeks in 1988
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A man whose execution was delayed for a political fundraiser was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday for the murders of two women over a six-week span 25 years ago.
