“Enemy combatant” Padilla files human rights action against U.S. government
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mother of a U.S. citizen who was detained as an "enemy combatant" from 2002 to 2006 and says he was tortured, filed a petition against...
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“Enemy combatant” Padilla files human rights action against U.S. government
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mother of a U.S. citizen who was detained as an "enemy combatant" from 2002 to 2006 and says he was tortured, filed a petition against...
Half a century on, Rolling Stones rock Brooklyn
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fifty years since their first London jam sessions, the Rolling Stones kicked off the U.S. leg of a brief anniversary tour with a vibrant show in...
NJ Democrat Cory Booker weighing runs for governor or U.S. Senate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Newark Mayor Cory Booker is giving serious thought to challenging Chris Christie when the New Jersey governor runs for re-election next year and will announce his...
Half a century on, Rolling Stones rock Brooklyn
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fifty years since their first London jam sessions, the Rolling Stones kicked off the U.S. leg of a brief anniversary tour with a vibrant show in...
Bi-national gay couples anxiously wait for marriage law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Santiago Ortiz was deeply in love and, he believed, near death when he asked Pablo Garcia to leave his native Venezuela and join him in New...
Gore raps Obama on climate change in post-Sandy speech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Thursday sharply criticized President Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat, for failing to make global warming a priority issue, saying...
Bi-national gay couples anxiously wait for marriage law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Santiago Ortiz was deeply in love and, he believed, near death when he asked Pablo Garcia to leave his native Venezuela and join him in New...
After Sandy, a surge of support for New Jersey’s Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's approval rating has leaped 19 percentage points since superstorm Sandy slammed the state, as voters by a wide margin applaud his...
Investigation launched into New York utilities after Sandy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, frustrated with lengthy power outages since Superstorm Sandy, on Tuesday launched an investigation into the state's utilities, saying that failings exposed...