Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony

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• Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony
• Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations
• Joey Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs to win annual Coney Island event
• More than 1 million in U.S. still without power five days after storm
• Chlorine leak in Georgia, 73 taken to hospital
• U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting
• Human head belongs to Chinese student: Canadian police
• Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations
• Chief of U.S. missile defense bullied staff, report says
• Four dead, two hurt in tanker crash while fighting wildfire
• Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony
• Joey Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs to win annual Coney Island event
• Human head belongs to Chinese student: Canadian police
• Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations
• In California, immigration bill designed as the "anti-Arizona"
• Insight: Florida man sees "cruel" face of U.S. justice
• More than 1 million in U.S. still without power five days after storm
• Two states receiving federal storm relief aid
• Chlorine leak in Georgia, 73 taken to hospital
• U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting

Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used an Independence Day ceremony in which immigrants serving in the U.S. military became citizens on Wednesday to renew his election-year call for new immigration laws popular with an important part of his political base. Wearing a red tie to celebrate the July 4th holiday at the White House, Obama addressed about two dozen foreign-born military personnel who were taking advantage of a program that offers them citizenship in return for their service. ...

Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - Millions of Americans headed for parades and fireworks shows on Wednesday to mark a sweltering Fourth of July holiday, some even celebrating as the nation's founders did - without electricity. Storm-ravaged states from Indiana to Virginia carried on Independence Day celebrations on Day 5 of a power outage caused by deadly winds ripping through the region. More than 1 million homes and businesses remained affected and thousands of utility workers stayed on the job in a scramble to restore electricity. "We still have a tree on the garage. ...

Joey Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs to win annual Coney Island event Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:29 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an annual Fourth of July rite of indigestion, champion hot dog-eater Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut matched his own world record by chowing down 68 wieners and buns in just 10 minutes on Wednesday at New York's Coney Island. More than 40,000 spectators, some dressed as hot dogs, ketchup and mustard bottles, watched Chestnut out-eat his competition by almost 16 hot dogs to take home his sixth straight Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog-Eating title on the U.S. Independence Day holiday. "I came here hoping I could do 70 (hot dogs), but I am happy with 68. ...

More than 1 million in U.S. still without power five days after storm Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1 million homes and businesses in a swath from Indiana to Virginia remained without power on Wednesday, five days after deadly storms tore through the region. The outage meant no July 4 Independence Day holiday for thousands of utility workers who scrambled to restore lingering power outages. Much of the damage to the power grid was blamed on last weekend's rare "derecho," a big, powerful and long-lasting wind storm that blew from the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Chlorine leak in Georgia, 73 taken to hospital Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:48 AM PDT TBILISI (Reuters) - Seventy-three people were treated in hospital after a chlorine leak at a water distribution company in Georgia late on Tuesday, a Tbilisi city official said. "Around 30 patients are still in hospitals, but the majority of them will be discharged by the end of the day," Temur Grigalashvili, told Reuters on Wednesday. The leak was caused by the malfunction of a tap on a tank containing chlorine. Nearly half of those taken to hospital were on a bus that passed through the area in Tbilisi where the leak occurred, Grigalashvili said. ...

U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:53 PM PDT HARGILL, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration agent was shot and wounded during a surveillance operation on a desolate stretch of highway near the Texas-Mexico border on Tuesday, and three people were in custody, law enforcement officials said. The three in custody may be suspects or witnesses to the shooting of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent about 30 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, near McAllen, Texas, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino said. "They could be witnesses, could be participants and that's what we can say at this point. ...

Human head belongs to Chinese student: Canadian police Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT (Reuters) - The human head discovered in a Montreal park during the weekend belongs to a Chinese student allegedly dismembered by a porn actor in one of Canada's most gruesome slayings in recent memory, police said on Wednesday. A Montreal police spokeswoman said medical tests showed the remains were those of Jun Lin and confirmed local media reports saying the body part in question was a head. Lin's hands and feet were mailed to the offices of political parties in Ottawa and to schools in Vancouver, while his torso was found in a pile of garbage. ...

Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:38 AM PDT (Reuters) - Millions of Americans headed for parades and fireworks shows on Wednesday to mark a sweltering Fourth of July holiday, some even celebrating as the nation's founders did - without electricity. Storm-ravaged states from Indiana to Virginia carried on Independence Day celebrations on Day 5 of a power outage caused by deadly winds ripping through the region. More than 1 million homes and businesses remained affected and thousands of utility workers stayed on the job in a scramble to restore electricity. "We still have a tree on the garage. ...

Chief of U.S. missile defense bullied staff, report says Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency's chief routinely bullied his senior staff, chilling discussion of thorny issues in the multibillion-dollar program he runs, the U.S. Defense Department's inspector general said in a report made public on Tuesday. Army Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly, who has headed the Pentagon arm since November 2008, demeaned and belittled subordinates, making them reluctant "to speak up and raise issues during meetings with him," said the 19-page report dated May 2. ...

Four dead, two hurt in tanker crash while fighting wildfire Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:40 PM PDT (Reuters) - Four members of the North Carolina Air National Guard were killed and two critically injured in Sunday's crash of a military aircraft battling a wildfire in South Dakota, a U.S. brigadier general said on Tuesday. The U.S. Air Force grounded for one day its fleet of firefighting tanker aircraft after the crash of the C-130 tanker, but the fleet was returned to service on Tuesday, the military said. The number of dead and injured from the crash had not been confirmed by the military before Tuesday. ...

Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used an Independence Day ceremony in which immigrants serving in the U.S. military became citizens on Wednesday to renew his election-year call for new immigration laws popular with an important part of his political base. Wearing a red tie to celebrate the July 4th holiday at the White House, Obama addressed about two dozen foreign-born military personnel who were taking advantage of a program that offers them citizenship in return for their service. ...

Joey Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs to win annual Coney Island event Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:29 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an annual Fourth of July rite of indigestion, champion hot dog-eater Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut matched his own world record by chowing down 68 wieners and buns in just 10 minutes on Wednesday at New York's Coney Island. More than 40,000 spectators, some dressed as hot dogs, ketchup and mustard bottles, watched Chestnut out-eat his competition by almost 16 hot dogs to take home his sixth straight Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog-Eating title on the U.S. Independence Day holiday. "I came here hoping I could do 70 (hot dogs), but I am happy with 68. ...

Human head belongs to Chinese student: Canadian police Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT (Reuters) - The human head discovered in a Montreal park during the weekend belongs to a Chinese student allegedly dismembered by a porn actor in one of Canada's most gruesome slayings in recent memory, police said on Wednesday. A Montreal police spokeswoman said medical tests showed the remains were those of Jun Lin and confirmed local media reports saying the body part in question was a head. Lin's hands and feet were mailed to the offices of political parties in Ottawa and to schools in Vancouver, while his torso was found in a pile of garbage. ...

Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:38 AM PDT (Reuters) - Millions of Americans headed for parades and fireworks shows on Wednesday to mark a sweltering Fourth of July holiday, some even celebrating as the nation's founders did - without electricity. Storm-ravaged states from Indiana to Virginia carried on Independence Day celebrations on Day 5 of a power outage caused by deadly winds ripping through the region. More than 1 million homes and businesses remained affected and thousands of utility workers stayed on the job in a scramble to restore electricity. "We still have a tree on the garage. ...

In California, immigration bill designed as the "anti-Arizona" Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - While America's debate over immigration has been dominated recently by crackdowns in states like Arizona and Alabama, California legislators are trying to turn that tide with a bill to protect illegal immigrants that they dub the "anti-Arizona." Last week, the top U.S. court upheld the most controversial aspect of Arizona's immigration statute: a requirement that police officers check the immigration status of people they stop, even for minor offenses such as jay-walking. ...

Insight: Florida man sees "cruel" face of U.S. justice Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:41 AM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Quartavious Davis is still shocked by what happened to him in federal court two months ago. "My first offense, and they gave me all this time," said Davis, a pudgy African American with dreadlocks who spoke with Reuters at the Federal Detention Center in Miami. "Might just as well say I'm dead." Davis was convicted of participating in a string of armed robberies in the Miami area in 2010. His accomplices testified against him, saying he carried a gun during their crimes and discharged it at a dog that chased them after one of their burglaries. ...

More than 1 million in U.S. still without power five days after storm Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1 million homes and businesses in a swath from Indiana to Virginia remained without power on Wednesday, five days after deadly storms tore through the region. The outage meant no July 4 Independence Day holiday for thousands of utility workers who scrambled to restore lingering power outages. Much of the damage to the power grid was blamed on last weekend's rare "derecho," a big, powerful and long-lasting wind storm that blew from the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Two states receiving federal storm relief aid Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal emergency money began filtering out this week to two storm-ravaged states, with funds going to help West Virginia and Ohio buy generators and other equipment needed to restore power. But two other states, Maryland and Virginia, said they had not yet decided whether to seek federal assistance. Ohio and West Virginia both formally requested federal emergency assistance a day after the punishing storm wreaked havoc across the eastern United States last Friday night, a federal official said. ...

Chlorine leak in Georgia, 73 taken to hospital Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:48 AM PDT TBILISI (Reuters) - Seventy-three people were treated in hospital after a chlorine leak at a water distribution company in Georgia late on Tuesday, a Tbilisi city official said. "Around 30 patients are still in hospitals, but the majority of them will be discharged by the end of the day," Temur Grigalashvili, told Reuters on Wednesday. The leak was caused by the malfunction of a tap on a tank containing chlorine. Nearly half of those taken to hospital were on a bus that passed through the area in Tbilisi where the leak occurred, Grigalashvili said. ...

U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:53 PM PDT HARGILL, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration agent was shot and wounded during a surveillance operation on a desolate stretch of highway near the Texas-Mexico border on Tuesday, and three people were in custody, law enforcement officials said. The three in custody may be suspects or witnesses to the shooting of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent about 30 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, near McAllen, Texas, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino said. "They could be witnesses, could be participants and that's what we can say at this point. ...

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