WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Colleen LaRose, who also went by the pseudonym of "Fatima LaRose" and "JihadJane," was ...More
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose, police said on Wednesday. He was 38.
Haim, who rose to the fame alongside fellow teen ...More
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant delivered yet another game-winning shot to help the Los Angeles Lakers snap a three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.
Bryant netted 32 points and made a fade-away 17-foot jump shot along the baseline with 1.9 seconds remaining ...More
MIAMI (Reuters) - Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.
The websites of the Golf Channel and Golf Digest have both reported that Woods was seen working with Haney on ...More
NEW YORK/CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America said on Tuesday it will no longer charge overdraft fees on debit card purchases as of this summer, a move that may cost millions in fee income.
The change will eliminate one of the most common overdraft charges for Bank of ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $120 billion that New York state owes in debt, health and pension benefits for public workers puts it in the danger zone, and getting down to the safety zone requires a $20 billion cut, a study said Tuesday.
By this measure, California has more outstanding long-term ...More
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A senior executive with an Atlanta-based energy services company was found dead on Tuesday after going missing during a business trip to New Orleans, city police said.
Searchers pulled the body of Douglas Schantz, the president of AGL Resources' wholesale energy-trading unit Sequent Energy Management, from the Mississippi ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is weighing help for U.S. airlines to meet the costs of modernizing the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday.
Airlines are pressuring the government not to saddle them with the bulk of expenses for the planned multibillion-dollar upgrade of ...More
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota said on Tuesday it would fix all Tundra pickups sold in the United States for the 2000 to 2003 model years to address a risk that part of the truck's frame could corrode, causing spare tires or even the gas tank to drop to the road ...More
VIENNA (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday.
The United States is calling for discussions at United ...More
