| Pope tells Congress U.S. should reject hostility to immigrants Posted: 24 Sep 2015 08:13 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella and Scott Malone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject hostility to immigrants and treat them humanely, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign. In the first speech by a pope to a U.S. Congress, the Argentine pontiff said the United States "must not repeat the sins and the errors of the past," when dealing with immigrants. "Building a nation calls us to recognize that we must constantly relate to others, rejecting a mindset of hostility," the 78-year-old Francis told the Republican-dominated legislature.
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| U.S. business spending plans measure slips in August Posted: 24 Sep 2015 07:05 AM PDT  By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of U.S. business investment plans fell slightly in August while the number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits barely rose last week, signs that global economic headwinds were doing little to impede U.S. growth. The Commerce Department said on Thursday capital goods orders excluding military wares and aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, dropped 0.2 percent last month, a slightly bigger fall than analysts polled by Reuters had expected. A separate report from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose by 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 267,000 for the week ended Sept. 19.
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| Six killed, seven injured when SUV chased by Texas police rolls over Posted: 24 Sep 2015 06:48 AM PDT Some of the victims in the pre-dawn crash in Edna, about 100 miles (160 km) from Houston, appear to be from Honduras and Guatemala, the Edna Police Department said. "The vehicle rolled, or flipped, multiple times, ejecting a number of the occupants," police said. |
| Xi trades football for hardball political negotiations Posted: 24 Sep 2015 03:25 AM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — With his feel-good tours of Boeing, Microsoft and a local high school complete, Chinese President Xi Jinping departs Washington state Thursday for the other Washington, where tougher discussions on cybersecurity, intellectual property protections and human rights await.
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| Saudi Arabia says 220 pilgrims dead in hajj stampede Posted: 24 Sep 2015 02:14 AM PDT  MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate says the death toll from a stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage has risen to at least 220 people killed.
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| Pope prepares for historic address to Congress Posted: 24 Sep 2015 12:47 AM PDT  Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in history to speak to a joint meeting of Congress.
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| Lawyer for accuser of NHL's Kane sees possible evidence tampering Posted: 23 Sep 2015 10:15 PM PDT  The attorney for a woman accusing NHL star Patrick Kane of sexual assault said on Wednesday an evidence bag that once contained the case's rape kit was delivered anonymously to the home of the accuser's mother. Attorney Thomas Eoannou said he would request an independent investigation "by a separate law enforcement agency into how this breach could have possibly happened." He declined to speculate how the disclosure would affect the investigation, but added: "If you're looking for a surefire way to scuttle a prosecution, you may tamper with the evidence." Kane's accuser told police that Kane, a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks and one of the National Hockey League's top players, raped her in his lakeshore home in Hamburg, New York, early on the morning of Aug. 2 after the two met at a Buffalo nightclub.
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| Judge rejects latest stay request from Kentucky clerk Davis Posted: 23 Sep 2015 07:28 PM PDT  A federal judge on Wednesday denied Kim Davis a stay of his order requiring her office to issue marriage licenses to all eligible couples who want one, the latest setback for the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail rather than issue licenses to gay couples. Lawyers for couples suing Davis have said that since her return to work, the Rowan County clerk has interfered with the issuance of marriage licenses in violation of orders by U.S. District Judge David Bunning's in Louisville. Davis, 50, has refused to issue any marriage licenses since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that made gay marriage legal across the United States.
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| China's Xi promises better investment climate, cyber war deal seen Posted: 23 Sep 2015 07:10 PM PDT  By Michael Martina, Eric M. Johnson and Joseph Menn SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seeking to warm bilateral ties and project a sunny climate for U.S. business, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Wednesday to cut restrictions on foreign investment, while his chief Internet regulator appeared to lay the groundwork for a basic agreement later this week on cyber warfare. Xi's busy stop on the West Coast is the first leg of a week-long trip to the United States and offers him a chance to highlight China's cooperation with U.S. companies before he heads to Washington, where he will contend with the full spectrum of irritants in relations, from tension in the South China Sea to human rights. The Chinese leader started the day by publicly assuring U.S. business leaders that he is making it easier to invest in China, and he was later quizzed in a private session about intellectual property protection, common standards and clear, transparent regulations, according to the Paulson Institute, which hosted the event.
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| A pope for the poor in D.C. Posted: 23 Sep 2015 05:01 PM PDT  Pope Francis will travel to the streets of D.C. to break bread with the patrons of a small meal program.
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| Police: N. Carolina girl dies after dad's drowning attempt Posted: 23 Sep 2015 03:04 PM PDT  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A 3-year-old girl died after her father tried to drown her and her siblings in an apartment complex pond, police said Wednesday.
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