Teenager with replica gun shot by Los Angeles police wanted to die: police chief
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy killed in a weekend police shooting in Los Angeles that generated protests left a farewell note and confronted police with a replica handgun...
View ArticleBanner of Russia's Putin hung from New York City bridge
By Gina CherelusNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police are looking for whoever draped a gigantic banner featuring a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the side of the Manhattan Bridge...
View ArticleFBI Nabs 28 in Violent Gang Bust
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - State, regional and federal officials are announcing the arrest of over two dozen violent gang members in southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois.Special Agent in Charge Justin...
View ArticleAt least 22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp
NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 22 soldiers were killed in Niger on Thursday when unknown assailants attacked a camp for Malian refugees, the West African nation's Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said."We...
View ArticleProsecutors seek to try South Carolina school shooter, 14, as adult
(Reuters) - A South Carolina prosecutor on Thursday sought to charge a 14-year-old boy as an adult on two charges of murder and three charges of attempted murder following a schoolyard shooting last...
View ArticleMan sentenced to jail for defacing Islamic center in Missouri
By Kevin MurphyKANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - A man who pleaded guilty to spray-painting offensive graffiti on the walls of an Islamic center in Missouri in 2011 and later leaving burned copies of the...
View ArticleArmed occupation leader cites religious faith in justifying Oregon refuge...
By Scott BransfordPORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Ammon Bundy, who led an armed occupation of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon earlier this year, testified in federal court on Thursday that his hostility...
View ArticleMSCI: Will not include Jamaica in 'Frontier' index in November
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. index provider MSCI said on it will no longer include Jamaican stocks in its benchmark frontier markets index as part of its November review, but retain the country as...
View ArticleU.S. farmers race to ready for Hurricane Matthew's blast
By Chris PrenticeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, roiled commodities markets and forced companies from cane refiners to orange juice makers to...
View Article'Newtown' paints a portrait of communal grief, recovery
By Patricia ReaneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly four years after the shocking massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, a new film, "Newtown," explores how a small Connecticut town has coped with the...
View ArticleSome 600,000 Florida homes without power due to hurricane: governor
(Reuters) - About 600,000 Florida homes were without power on Friday due to Hurricane Matthew and more outages were likely, Governor Rick Scott told a news conference, as the storm moved near the...
View ArticleVolkswagen, Audi recall 334,000 vehicles in North America due to fuel leaks
DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG is recalling about 334,000 Volkswagen and Audi brand vehicles in the United States and Canada in three separate recalls, each due to fuel leaks but with different...
View ArticleEx-Rentboy.com CEO pleads guilty in U.S. prostitution case
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief executive of male escort website Rentboy.com pleaded guilty on Friday to having promoted prostitution, in a case that outraged gay and civil rights...
View ArticleChicago police unveil stricter draft policy for use of force
By Timothy MclaughlinCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Police Department introduced on Friday a stricter draft policy for the use of force that provides guidelines for officers involved in confrontations...
View ArticleNew Jersey Transit Hoboken station to reopen Monday after deadly crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New Jersey train station closed since a commuter train crashed killing one person and injuring more than 100 will reopen Monday and resume some service, a transit agency said...
View ArticleU.S. formally accuses Russian hackers of political cyber attacks
By Mark Hosenball, Dustin Volz and Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government for the first time on Friday formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party...
View ArticleDangerous Fugitive on the Loose
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Law enforcement officials are warning the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous fugitive.28-year-old Edwin D. Hughes has several active warrants through Calumet, Outagamie...
View ArticleLong wait to come home to South Dakota
MILLER, SD (KELO-AM) A World War II combat pilot killed over Germany some 70 years ago is finally coming home to Miller, South Dakota.The remains of Lt. Ben Barnes have finally been found and fully...
View ArticlePennsylvania adopts new fracking regulations
By David DeKokHARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - New regulations governing the extraction of natural gas through fracking will go into effect on Saturday in Pennsylvania, the first overhaul since the industry...
View ArticleNew Jersey legislature sends gas tax hike to governor's desk
By Hilary RussNEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democrat-led legislature passed a 23-cent gasoline tax hike on Friday to re-start the state's stalled transportation projects, sending the measure to...
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