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Anarchist jailed for not testifying over 2008 New York blast

Anarchist jailed for not testifying over 2008 New York blast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A self-described anarchist from Brooklyn who refused to testify before a federal grand jury thought to be investigating a 2008 bomb explosion in New York's Times…

Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem

Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers frustrated by a spate of high-profile military sexual assault cases unveiled draft proposals in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to crack down on the crime,…

Chemical-safety watchdog criticizes probe of Texas blast

Chemical-safety watchdog criticizes probe of Texas blast

(Reuters) - Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say they may never know what caused last month's deadly fertilizer-plant explosion in Texas because of interference by federal and Texas…

Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24

Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24

MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless on Tuesday after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City…

Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers

Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers

SHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a…

UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: Deputy PM

UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: Deputy PM

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country's two-party coalition will hold together until 2015…

New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime, officials say

New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime, officials say

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City is seeing a spike in anti-gay attacks, with two assaults coming within days of the fatal shooting of a gay man over the…

Oklahoma tornado brings back fear in recovering Joplin, Missouri

Oklahoma tornado brings back fear in recovering Joplin, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Less than three hours after a deadly twister on Monday flattened a swath of Moore, Oklahoma, tornado warning sirens sounded in Joplin, Missouri, 215 miles…

Jodi Arias now asks Arizona jury to spare her death penalty

Jodi Arias now asks Arizona jury to spare her death penalty

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Convicted killer Jodi Arias asked jurors on Tuesday to spare her the death penalty and sentence her to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend, reversing statements…

Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks

Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that…

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