Driver fatigue, meth to blame in deadly 2015 Tennessee crash: safety panel
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The driver of a tractor-trailer had used methamphetamine and failed to get adequate rest before a highway crash in Tennessee that killed six people and injured...
View ArticleVideo in Los Angeles police shooting shows black teen with a handgun
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles police, seeking to quell protests over the fatal weekend shooting of an African-American teenager, released surveillance video on Tuesday in which...
View ArticleSouth Carolina governor orders evacuation ahead of hurricane
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and ordered an evacuation of more than a million people in coastal areas...
View ArticleNJ train crash investigators recover data, video recorders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators looking into what caused last week's fatal New Jersey Transit train crash at Hoboken Terminal have recovered the data and video recorders from the lead car, officials...
View ArticleTransgender voters may face problems voting in U.S. election, activists say
By Sebastien MaloNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Up to 34,000 transgender people in the United States could face problems voting in next month's election because their ID cards do not match...
View ArticleGrim murder scene described in California 'furry' murder case
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police investigating 911 calls from a home linked to Southern California's "furry" dress-up community found two young girls standing on the front porch, three...
View ArticleEx: Avery Release Expected in December
UNDATED (WTAQ) - The now-former fiancée of Steven Avery says they anticipate he'll be released from prison in December.Lynn Hartman appeared on Dr. Phil for part 2 of his sit-down interview about her...
View ArticleSame-day voter registration temporarily reinstated in Illinois
(Reuters) - An Illinois law allowing voters in highly populated areas to register to vote at polling places on election day was reinstated on Tuesday by a federal court, pending an appeal of a ruling...
View ArticlePrepaid card users get protections, clear fee info, under new U.S. rules
By Lisa LambertWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prepaid cards, found on racks in nearly every U.S. grocery store, will soon come in packaging that clearly states the fees they may charge and will grant users new...
View ArticlePuerto Rico oversight board's success may hinge on the ballot box
By Nick BrownNEW YORK (Reuters) - A forthcoming financial turnaround plan for Puerto Rico, which the territory's oversight board wants on its desk in nine days, will probably change after the island's...
View ArticleWarnings issued for Florida as Hurricane Matthew turns from Cuba
(Reuters) - Southeastern Florida was under hurricane and tropical storm warnings on Wednesday as the eye of powerful Hurricane Matthew moved off of the northeastern coast of Cuba, the National...
View ArticleArmy Corps reopens Mississippi River lock after flooding closure
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened Mississippi River lock 17 in southern Iowa early on Wednesday, ending a five-day closure that had halted grain barge shipping though the area as...
View ArticleObama says U.S. government prepared to respond to Hurricane Matthew
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the U.S. government has teams and supplies positioned to respond to Hurricane Matthew as the storm barrels toward Florida and other...
View ArticleMcDonald's, franchisees hit with sexual harassment complaints
By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - A union-backed group said it had filed complaints on behalf of 15 U.S. McDonald's workers who say they were sexually harassed on the job, in the latest challenge to how...
View ArticleSoutheast bracing for powerful Hurricane Matthew
By Letitia Stein and Harriet McLeodTAMPA, Fla./CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Millions of people along the U.S. Southeast coast were urged on Wednesday to evacuate and prepare for Hurricane Matthew as...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court poised to back Texas death row inmate
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared set to side with a black Texas death row inmate seeking to avoid execution after his own trial lawyer called an...
View ArticleMaryland man charged with theft of classified government material
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department charged a Maryland man with theft of classified government material, according to a court complaint unsealed on Wednesday.The Justice Department's...
View ArticleTexas to execute man who admitted to neighbors' 2003 slaying
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas plans on Wednesday to execute a man who pleaded guilty to spraying a neighboring home with gunfire, kicking in the door and killing the married couple who lived there in...
View ArticleChicago city council votes to accept reworked police oversight body
By Timothy MclaughlinCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a new police oversight body as Mayor Rahm Emanuel tries to rebuild trust in a police...
View ArticleInvestigators pulling data from recorder of crashed N.J. train
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators said on Wednesday they were collecting information from data and video recorders removed from the front car of the New Jersey Transit train that crashed into Hoboken...
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