Retired U.S. general pleads guilty to lying to FBI in 'Stuxnet' leak case
By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A retired U.S. Marine Corps general who last served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pleaded guilty on Monday in a federal court to making false...
View ArticleWisconsin Dems Slam Trump Backers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -Â Ahead of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's visit to Green Bay Monday, Democrats in Wisconsin are looking for members of Trump's party to denounce him and withdraw...
View ArticleNorth Carolina police probe arson, graffiti threat at Republican office
By Colleen JenkinsWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - Police in North Carolina sought leads on Monday about a fire they believe was deliberately set at a local Republican headquarters over the weekend and...
View ArticleVoters in Wisconsin Get 3 Strikes
UNDATED (WTAQ) -Â In Wisconsin, voters are able to change their minds and their ballots if they're voting absentee.According to state law, voters who choose to change their minds on Election Day while...
View ArticleFormer Arkansas judge indicted for linking sentences to sex favors
By Jon Herskovitz(Reuters) - A former Arkansas judge has been indicted on federal bribery, wire fraud and witness tampering charges on suspicion of returning light punishments against defendants who...
View ArticleHead of U.S. police chiefs' group apologizes to 'communities of color'
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The president of an organization representing U.S. and international police officials apologized on Monday for the role law enforcement has played in "society's...
View ArticleKansas trio pleads not guilty in plot to bomb apartment, mosque
By Kevin MurphyKANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) - Three men charged with plotting to bomb an apartment building in western Kansas where Muslim immigrants from Somalia lived and had a mosque pleaded not...
View ArticleNew survey finds more U.S. cities protecting LGBTQ rights
By Ellen WulfhorstNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sixty U.S. cities earned perfect scores on a nationwide ranking of protections for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) people,...
View ArticleCalifornia capital could reap billions from legalized pot, study says
By Sharon BernsteinSACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California's state capital region could reap 20,000 jobs and generate $4.2 billion in business if it becomes a hub for a legalized marijuana industry,...
View ArticleWATCH: Thousands at GB Trump Rally
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A campaign appearance by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attracted thousands of people in Green Bay Monday night.The sometimes controversial candidate rallying at...
View ArticleRefugee from Iraq pleads guilty in U.S. to attempting to join Islamic State
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - An Iraqi-born man who entered the United States as a refugee pleaded guilty on Monday in Texas to attempting to volunteer to fight with Islamic State, federal prosecutors...
View ArticleLouisiana attorney general wins court victory in fight against gay rights order
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - Louisiana's attorney general said he got legal clearance on Monday to keep blocking a measure protecting gay and transgender workers in the state, one of a growing list...
View ArticlePennsylvania town's mayor quits after racist anti-Obama posts
(Reuters) - The mayor of a small Pennsylvania town is resigning after sparking outrage by posting images on his Facebook page comparing President Barack Obama and his family to apes and referencing a...
View ArticleOpening statements set in trial on discredited Rolling Stone rape story
By Gary RobertsonCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) - Attorneys for a former high-level official at the University of Virginia will begin making their case on Tuesday that Rolling Stone magazine defamed...
View ArticleArizona execution procedures face review in U.S. court
By Jon Herskovitz(Reuters) - A federal judge in Phoenix will hear arguments this week about resuming executions in Arizona, where a 2014 lethal injection that took nearly two hours raised questions...
View ArticleNTSB blames flight crew, charter company in 2015 crash that killed 9
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday blamed the flight crew and the charter company in a 2015 crash of a Hawker 700 business jet that struck an apartment...
View ArticleU.S. social security benefits to rise 0.3 percent in 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retirees will receive a 0.3 percent increase in their Social Security checks in 2017, the Social Security Administration said on Tuesday.The cost-of-living adjustment, also...
View ArticleRights groups request U.S. probe police use of facial recognition
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifty civil rights groups signed a letter asking the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday to investigate police use of facial-recognition databases, arguing the...
View ArticleMan accused of leaving a bomb near a Colorado police dept arrested
By Rory CarrollSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A man who authorities say left an improvised explosive device that failed to detonate outside a small police station in Nederland, Colorado was arrested in...
View ArticleOhio sheriff says family massacre not linked to drug cartel: report
(Reuters) - Officials investigating the execution-style killings of eight family members in rural Ohio six months ago have ruled out the involvement of a Mexican drug cartel and now believe whoever...
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