Stanford sex assault victim named a Glamour woman of the year
By Curtis SkinnerSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Glamour magazine on Tuesday named the woman who was sexually assaulted by a former Stanford University swimmer one of its women of the year.The woman, who...
View ArticleDevelopment tax breaks cost New York City $3 billion in FY16
By Hilary RussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Corporate tax breaks for housing and economic development projects cost New York City $3 billion in fiscal 2016, according to a Reuters' review of a first-of-its kind...
View ArticleEarly Los Angeles-area quakes linked with oil production
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Several damaging Los Angeles-area earthquakes of the 1920s and 1930s, including the deadliest ever in Southern California, may have been induced by oil production...
View ArticleOklahoma man accused of stealing police car after posting video of joyride
By Jon Herskovitz(Reuters) - An Oklahoma man faces charges of stealing a police vehicle after he posted videos during a high-speed ride in a patrol car where he says: "I can't believe I'm doing...
View ArticleNew Jersey rejects Atlantic City recovery plan, opens door to takeover
By Elinor ComlayATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) - New Jersey on Tuesday rejected Atlantic City's recovery plan, saying it was unlikely to achieve financial stability, setting the stage for a possible...
View ArticleWife of Orlando mass murderer denies advance knowledge of attack
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - The wife of the gunman who shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, knew he had been watching jihadist videos but was unaware he planned to commit...
View ArticleWoman appears in Manhattan court on charges of extortion against Eliot Spitzer
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - A woman appeared in court on Tuesday to face extortion charges in a scheme that brought her nearly $400,000 in payments from former New York state Governor Eliot Spitzer,...
View ArticleU.S. charges seven over U.S.-Mexico sex trafficking ring
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have charged seven men with sex trafficking after a crackdown against a gang operating across the U.S.-Mexico border for at least 16 years, the U.S. Justice...
View ArticleNew York banana importer wins reversal of assault conviction
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Long Island banana importer on Tuesday won the reversal of his conviction for assaulting his girlfriend, a decision his lawyer said could impact lengthy...
View ArticleTribe prepares to keep up pipeline protest through North Dakota winter
By Timothy Mclaughlin(Reuters) - The head of a Native American tribe that has led months of demonstrations against the construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota said on Tuesday the group would...
View ArticlePipeline blaze rose hundreds of feet in air: firefighter
HELENA, Alabama (Reuters) - The column of fire burning from the punctured Colonial Pipeline [COLPI.UL] on Monday afternoon reached 150 feet (45 metres) above the 75-foot tall trees in dense forest 12...
View ArticlePresidential campaigns escalating in Michigan
DETROIT (WKZO-AM) -- Hillary Clinton is returning to Michigan one more time before next Tuesday, penciled in for a get out the vote rally in Detroit on Friday.Her campaign has also resurrected her TV...
View ArticleExtended vacancy on Supreme Court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The US Supreme Court sits stalled at eight members and some Republican senators say they'll wait until next year to consider confirmation, maybe longer if Hillary Clinton...
View ArticleVictims named in deadly Baltimore commuter, school bus crash
By Gina Cherelus(Reuters) - Baltimore police on Wednesday identified five of the six people killed a day earlier when a school bus with no students aboard plowed into an oncoming commuter bus.The...
View ArticleMississippi church burned, vandalized with 'Vote Trump'
By Therese ApelJACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - A historic black church in Mississippi was burned and spray-painted with "Vote Trump" and authorities said on Wednesday it was arson and being probed as a hate...
View ArticleLodge Kohler 'Tops Off' Building
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - The final structural beam was put into place by construction crews on Wednesday, signaling a significant milestone for Lodge Kohler in the Titletown District."We appreciate our...
View ArticleU.S. energy officials looking into shortages after Colonial blast
By Erwin Seba and Devika Krishna KumarHELENA, Ala./NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. energy officials sought to determine the extent of gasoline shortages on Wednesday, two days after a fatal blast in Alabama...
View ArticleEx-Long Island police chief sentenced to 46 months in beating case
By Laila KearneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Long Island, New York, police chief to 46 months in prison for beating a handcuffed man suspected of theft and then...
View ArticleNew York, UPS spar over proposed $872 million fine for cigarette shipments
By Nathan Layne(Reuters) - New York state and city authorities sparred with United Parcel Service Inc on Wednesday during closing arguments in a trial over whether the world's largest package delivery...
View ArticleMichelin dishes stars to 26 Chicago restaurants
By Richard Leong(Reuters) - Michelin said on Wednesday it awarded its coveted stars to 26 Chicago restaurants in the latest edition of its dining guide that will be launched on Dec. 7, up from 22 in...
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