Gunman kills two, takes own life at Tennessee factory
(Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on his co-workers at a manufacturing plant in eastern Tennessee on Thursday, killing two people before taking his own life, police said.Officers responding to reports...
View ArticleAnti-UAW worker group at VW Tennessee plant loses representation
By Bernie WoodallDETROIT (Reuters) - A worker group created as an alternative to the United Auto Workers union at Volkswagen AG's plant in Tennessee has failed to meet minimum membership requirements...
View ArticleThree Phoenix policemen resign after making motorist eat marijuana
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - Three Phoenix policemen resigned on Thursday after two of them forced a 19-year-old motorist to eat marijuana found during a traffic stop, the city’s police chief...
View ArticleTerminal at New York's LaGuardia reopened after evacuation: media
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities reopened a terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Friday after an abandoned vehicle prompted its evacuation, media reported. Authorities evacuated Terminal B at about...
View ArticleEx-U.S. Representative Weiner probed after report of teen girl chats
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors and New York police are investigating former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner following a media report that he engaged in sexually-explicit...
View ArticleParent bloggers question role in Mylan’s EpiPen schools push
By Dave McKinneyCHICAGO (Reuters) - When Mylan NV recruited food allergy bloggers to learn about its campaign to get allergic shock antidotes into schools, many were eager to join the maker of the...
View ArticleWith U.S. drone rules set, firms race for flight data
By Nick Carey and Nandita Bose(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc's launch this week of drone test flights simulating emergency medical-supply deliveries highlights a race for data to prove such...
View ArticleTulsa officer booked on manslaughter charge for shooting unarmed man
By Lenzy Krehbiel-BurtonTULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - A white Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer was booked on a first-degree manslaughter charge and released on $50,000 bond on Friday, online jail records...
View ArticleTwitter initiates talks with tech companies over sale: source
By Greg Roumeliotis and Liana B. Baker(Reuters) - Twitter Inc has initiated talks with several technology companies to explore selling itself, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday,...
View ArticleUN wants Dakota Access Pipeline construction halted
GENEVA (KFGO) - The United Nations is getting involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy.A UN Special Envoy for Indigenous Peoples is formally asking the United States to halt construction on...
View ArticleHarvest halts, processors close as rains swamp upper Midwest
By Karl PlumeCHICAGO (Reuters) - Heavy rains and flooding swamped a broad swathe of the northern Midwest this week, halting the harvest of corn and soybeans and forcing the closure of at least two Iowa...
View ArticleCollege Board chief promises changes to SAT test amid controversies
By Renee Dudley and Steve StecklowCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The maker of the SAT, America’s oldest college-entrance exam, promised to streamline its new math questions and scale back the reuse of...
View ArticleKosovo hacker gets 20 years in U.S. for helping Islamic State militants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Kosovo citizen was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday for hacking the personal data of more than 1,000 U.S. military and government personnel and passing the information...
View ArticleOne hurt in explosion at Massachusetts power plant: local media
BOSTON (Reuters) - One person was injured in an explosion at a power plant north of Boston, local media reported on Friday, with a fire official in the town of Taunton confirming only that an incident...
View ArticleWhite House, government agencies discuss possible shutdown
By Roberta RamptonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House budget office scheduled a call with U.S government agencies on Friday to plan for a government shutdown in case the U.S. Congress fails to pass...
View ArticleTennessee man kills two supervisors, himself after work meeting
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A man who killed his two supervisors at a manufacturing plant in eastern Tennessee before taking his own life did so after becoming upset during a meeting, authorities investigating...
View ArticleYellowstone River reopens after deadly parasite killed thousands of fish
By Ruffin PrevostCODY, Wyo. (Reuters) - Montana reopened a stretch of the Yellowstone River to fishing and other recreational activities on Friday after a month-long closure prompted by the spread of a...
View ArticleSchool bus overturns near Houston, injuring 14
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - A school bus overturned in southeast Texas, on Friday, injuring more than a dozen students and the driver, the local sheriff and school district said.The bus rolled over...
View Article'Bridgegate' trial star witness describes favors for endorsements
By Hilary RussNEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's office turned a regional transportation agency into a "goodie bag" from which to dole out favors and funds to Democrats who...
View ArticleAppeals court overturns Indiana death row inmate's conviction
By Timothy MclaughlinCHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court overturned the triple-murder conviction of an Indiana death row inmate on Friday and granted him a new trial due to key evidence that...
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