Obama shortens prison terms for 72 convicts: White House
By Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday shortened the prison sentences of 72 convicts serving time for non-violent drug offenses in the latest round of commutations,...
View ArticleEx-Vanderbilt football player gets 17 years in prison for rape
By Tim GhianniNASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - A former Vanderbilt University football player found guilty of the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student in a case that drew national attention to sexual...
View ArticleNew York City bolsters security for marathon after threats
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will enhance security at the world's largest marathon this weekend by deploying more police officers, bomb-sniffing dogs, helicopters and patrol boats...
View ArticleJudge refuses to order halt to Philadelphia transit strike
By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - A judge refused on Friday to halt a four-day-old bus and rail strike in Philadelphia, denying a back-to-work petition by transit officials who argued the walkout endangered...
View ArticleJury sees video of white South Carolina officer shooting black man
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Jurors in South Carolina on Friday watched three minutes of a cellphone video that captured white police officer Michael Slager shooting black motorist...
View ArticleU.S. safety board opens probe into Colonial Pipeline accident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it had opened an investigation into the Colonial Pipeline Co accident in Helena, Alabama, which killed one worker and...
View ArticleKaine to Campaign in Green Bay Sunday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Just two days before Election Day, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine will return to Wisconsin.According to the Hillary Clinton campaign, Kaine will hold a get out...
View ArticleArizona 'jihadist' gets eight years in prison for terror bomb plot
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona teenager who the FBI has said professed to be an "American jihadist" was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime on...
View ArticleWitness says Penn State's Sandusky molested him in 2001
By David DeKokBELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) - A 29-year-old man told a Pennsylvania court on Friday that Jerry Sandusky molested him as a boy in 2001, even though he admitted he had denied that the former...
View ArticleChelsea Manning attempted suicide second time in prison, attorney says
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in prison for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, attempted suicide last month for the second time, her...
View ArticleU.S. judge bars Colorado from enforcing law banning voter 'selfies'
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A federal judge in Colorado blocked enforcement of a 19th-century state law that bans voters from showing a completed ballot to others, the latest in a flurry of...
View ArticleFreedom or 'fool's errand'? D.C. to vote on statehood referendum
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-frustrated backers of statehood for the District of Columbia are pinning their hopes on a first-ever referendum on Tuesday in a long-shot bid to become the...
View ArticleGE alerts airlines about engine part after American Airlines fire
By Jeffrey Dastin(Reuters) - General Electric Co is seeking to remove an engine part from service after an American Airlines jet erupted in flames last week, it told air carriers in a letter seen by...
View ArticleThree killed, three wounded in 'horrific' stabbing at N.J. home
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - Three people were stabbed to death, two of them children, and three others wounded at a house in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday and authorities asked for the public's help in...
View ArticleSecurity hustles Trump from stage after protester displays sign
By Emily Stephenson and Amanda BeckerRENO, Nevada/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after a false...
View ArticleLocal Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay became the latest scene in the ongoing protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline.On Saturday, local community members held a demonstration they called "Standing up for...
View ArticleGeorgia senators will consider Clinton high court nominees: report
By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia's two Republican senators broke with members of their party, saying they would consider Supreme Court nominees put forward by Democratic candidate...
View ArticleKaine Visits Green Bay Before Election Day
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - With less than 48 hours to go before Election Day, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine campaigned in Green Bay.The get out the vote rally, which was held on the...
View ArticleMagnitude 5.0 quake strikes near Cushing, Oklahoma: USGS
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck near Cushing, Oklahoma, on Sunday damaging several buildings and prompting evacuations, but there were no reports of...
View ArticleWoman in critical condition after Delaware pumpkin-tossing machine explodes
(Reuters) - An air cannon that launches pumpkins in a tossing contest exploded in Delaware on Sunday, leaving a woman in critical condition, the Delaware State Police said.The woman, whose name was not...
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