U.S. Top News: Massive wildfire prompts new travel restrictions through Yosemite

	Click to View in Browser 08/29/2013 Massive wildfire prompts new travel restrictions through Yosemite SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Firefighters determined to keep a massive blaze from raging into the heart of California's Yosemite National Park have shut down half of its main east-west corridor, just days before a holiday weekend marking the end of the peak summer tourist season. U.S. transfers two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday said it had transferred two men from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the government of Algeria as part of its ongoing effort to close the controversial prison. U.S. fast-food workers plan nationwide strikes over wages NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fast-food workers across the United States are expected to stage their largest strike to date on Thursday in an almost year-long campaign to raise wages in the service sector. Female midshipman faces cross-examination in U.S. Naval Academy rape case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A female midshipman faces cross-examination on Thursday by lawyers for three former U.S. Naval Academy football players accused of raping her in 2012 after she blacked out at a party. Fort Hood shooter sentenced to death for 2009 killings FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - A military jury on Wednesday sentenced a U.S. Army psychiatrist to death for murdering 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he gunned down unarmed soldiers in what he later called retaliation for U.S. wars in the Muslim world. U.S. teen accused in slaying of World War Two veteran says it was drug deal gone bad (Reuters) - One of the two Washington state teenagers accused of murdering a World War Two veteran said he beat up the survivor of the Battle of Okinawa after the 88-year-old man tried "ripping him off" in a drug deal, court documents in the case said. California prison crowding plan neglects rehabilitation: lawmaker LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A plan by California Governor Jerry Brown to ease prison crowding by leasing space in county jails and private lockups came under fire Wednesday from lawmakers who advocate spending more for rehabilitation and mental health services. Obama says more work needed to achieve ideals from King's 'Dream' speech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is struggling to realize the vision that civil rights leader Martin Luther King described in his famous "I Have a Dream" speech 50 years ago, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday, citing economic security as a still elusive goal. After 24 years, San Francisco Bay area prepares for new bridge SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The eastern span of a Depression-era bridge connecting San Francisco to Oakland was retired on Wednesday night, 24 years after it partially collapsed during a major earthquake. Biggest U.S. rocket blasts off with spy satellite LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta 4-Heavy rocket, the largest in the U.S. fleet, blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Wednesday to put a classified spy satellite into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office, officials said Wednesday. Related Video North Korea's Defectors: How they live Immigration dogs Australia campaign Great Debate Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you Trying to raise a family on a fast-food salary A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend