U.S. teen births hit historic low with plunge in minority rate
(Reuters) - The birth rate among teenagers in the United States has fallen to a historic low, with births by black and Hispanic teens down by nearly half over the past decade, the Centers for Disease...
View ArticleCongressman wants Homeland Security to address SAT cheating overseas
By Renee Dudley(Reuters) - A U.S. congressman called on the Department of Homeland Security to address whether foreign students are cheating on the SAT to get into American universities and illegally...
View ArticleFormer Detroit principal pleads guilty to kickback charges
By Justin Madden(Reuters) - A former Detroit public school principal pleaded guilty on Thursday to taking nearly $200,000 in illegal kickbacks from a school supply vendor in a case that is the latest...
View ArticleOhio teen pleads guilty to attempted murder of four classmates
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty on Thursday to shooting and wounding four students at a southwestern Ohio high school in late February and will be held in a juvenile...
View ArticleGraffiti at Utah's Arches National Park may be irreparable
(Reuters) - Graffiti etched into one of the popular red rock arches in Utah's Arches National Park may be too deep to be repaired, the park's superintendent said on Thursday.The vandalism, which was...
View ArticleU.S. Army names first female infantry officer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Captain Kristen Griest became the U.S. Army's first female infantry officer this week, the Army said, in a milestone for the U.S. military as it opens up combat roles for women....
View ArticleApple employee died of self-inflicted gunshot wound: police
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - The Apple Inc employee found dead at the company's California headquarters committed suicide, dying of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said on Thursday.The...
View ArticleNYC police say white powder at Trump Tower is harmless
(Reuters) - The New York City Police Department said on Thursday a white powder substance found inside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan was harmless. Five civilians and a police officer were isolated...
View ArticleU.S. to consider banning criminal history from federal job applications
By Julia EdwardsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that oversees personnel hiring for the federal government will propose a rule that would remove questions about criminal history from job...
View ArticleAbout 20 demonstrators arrested outside of Trump rally in California
By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - Some 20 demonstrators were arrested on Thursday outside a Donald Trump campaign rally in southern California, where the Republican presidential front-runner vowed to his...
View ArticleCharleston church shooting suspect's friend to plead guilty to lying
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A friend of the gunman accused of slaying nine black parishioners in a 2015 attack on a South Carolina church will plead guilty on Friday to lying to...
View ArticleBiden gets papal blessing for his global war on cancer
By Philip Pullella and Roberta RamptonVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden took his crusade against cancer to the Vatican on Friday and heard Pope Francis call for an "economic...
View ArticlePhiladelphia flights briefly halted after two planes report problems
(Reuters) - All flights into Philadelphia International Airport were halted for less than an hour on Friday morning after pilots of two planes reported problems - including smoke in the cabin - before...
View ArticleOne injured in natgas well explosion in Pennsylvania: report
(Reuters) - An explosion at a natural gas well in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on Friday morning injured at least one person, the website of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. The severity of...
View ArticleIndiana governor to endorse Republican Ted Cruz: reports
By Doina Chiacu and Emily StephensonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indiana Governor Mike Pence will endorse Republican White House hopeful Ted Cruz on Friday ahead of the state's primary next week, media...
View ArticleU.S. court says Amtrak has too much power over freight carriers
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail company, wields too much power in setting regulations that private freight carriers must also follow, a top court...
View ArticleFox News terrorism pundit pleads guilty to faking CIA ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Fox News guest terrorism analyst pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. charges that he fraudulently claimed to have been a CIA agent for decades, federal prosecutors said.Wayne...
View ArticleU.S. top court declines to block Texas voter ID law
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to block a controversial Texas law that requires voters to show identification before voting, but left the door...
View ArticleOklahoma legislation aims to ensure punishment for sex crimes
By Heide BrandesOKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma lawmakers will take up legislation next week aimed at ensuring sex crimes do not go unpunished in the state because the victims were unconscious or...
View Article'Kennewick Man' was Native American, U.S. Army Corps says
(Reuters) - The 8,500-year-old remains of the so-called Kennewick Man whose almost complete skeleton was discovered in Washington state in 1996 are Native American, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has...
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