Eight injured in Portland, Oregon, bagel shop gas explosions
By Rory Carroll(Reuters) - Three firefighters, three civilians and two police officers were injured on Wednesday after a natural gas leak caused a pair of explosions at a bagel shop in Portland,...
View ArticleApparent fake filing says artist bought $88 billion of Bank of America stock
By Dan Freed(Reuters) - In the latest apparent spoof on a U.S. securities regulator's online filing system, a Chicago-area artist with a fondness for inspirational quotes claimed to have acquired about...
View ArticleIllinois judge recommends denial of transgender-access injunction
By Timothy MclaughlinCHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois judge recommended the denial of an injunction to bar transgender high school students from using the restrooms and locker rooms of their choice,...
View ArticleCalifornia man convicted of recruiting for Islamic State gets 30 years
By Rory Carroll(Reuters) - A California man convicted of attempting to help a friend travel to the Middle East to fight on behalf of Islamic State was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday,...
View ArticleTwo men charged in blast that killed New York City fire chief
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City prosecutors indicted two men on Wednesday in connection with an explosion at a home last month that killed the city's highest ranking fire official to die in the line...
View ArticleColombian drug trafficker 'Valenciano' gets 20 years in U.S. prison
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Colombian drug trafficker who the U.S. government says was the ringleader of an extensive network that shipped thousands of kilograms of cocaine to the United...
View ArticleEnergy industry coalition sues NY PSC over nuclear subsidies
(Reuters) - An energy industry coalition including competitive non-nuclear electricity producers sued on Wednesday to oppose a plan to subsidize nuclear power plants in New York State.The lawsuit in...
View ArticleEx-Christie spokesman testifies he warned governor on 'Bridgegate'
By Joseph AxNEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) - Testimony on Wednesday by Chris Christie's former press secretary added to mounting evidence that the New Jersey governor knew earlier than he has acknowledged that...
View ArticleNavy man pleads not guilty in deadly San Diego vehicle crash
(Reuters) - A U.S. Navy serviceman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges alleging he drove his pickup truck while drunk off a ramp leading to San Diego's Coronado Bridge, killing four people and...
View ArticleAtlantic City to sell airstrip to water utility, meet emergency loan terms
By Elinor ComlayATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) - Atlantic City, New Jersey’s cash-strapped gambling resort, voted on Wednesday to sell a defunct airstrip to its water utility for $110 million and...
View ArticleClosing arguments wrap up on conspiracy trial of Oregon militants
(Story corrects name to David Fry instead of Fray in paragraph 2)By Scott BransfordPORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Closing arguments drew to an end on Wednesday in the trial of six men and a woman charged...
View Article'Walking while trans' can be a death sentence in the U.S.
By Daniel TrottaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sergeant Jessica Hawkins was a male cop for 20 years but it was not until her transition to a woman in 2014 that she understood the trepidation that transgender...
View ArticleJury to begin deliberations in conspiracy trial of Oregon militants
By Scott BransfordPORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - A federal court jury was set to begin deliberations on Thursday in the trial of six men and a woman charged with conspiracy for their roles in the armed...
View ArticleTrump silent on conceding
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Republican National Committee says it will accept the results of the presidential election even if candidate Donald Trump refuses to concede.During last night's...
View ArticleTop Nassau County, New York official arrested on U.S. corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top elected official in one of the wealthiest U.S. counties, his wife and another local official were indicted on Thursday, charged with corruption, the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleJustice Department survey shows drop in violent crime from 2013 to 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Department of Justice survey released on Thursday on criminal victimization in the United States showed a drop in violent crimes rates from 23.2 victims per 1,000 people in...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court upholds al Qaeda publicist's conviction
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld the last remaining conviction of a Yemeni man prosecuted in an American military court at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval...
View ArticleGiant hand of fire snatches South Dakota grassland
UNDATED (KELO-AM) The first satellite imagery of the massive Cottonwood Fire near Badlands National Park proves that one picture is indeed worth a thousand words."It looks like a hand that just kinda...
View ArticleKentucky court strikes down Louisville's minimum wage hike
By Steve BittenbenderLOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - Kentucky's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Louisville law mandating that the city's local businesses pay their workers at a higher level than...
View ArticleActivists rally on anniversary of Chicago teen's killing
By Timothy MclaughlinCHICAGO (Reuters) - Around 200 activists and supporters gathered outside Chicago's police headquarters on Thursday to voice support for proposed recall legislation that targets...
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