At under $5 each, Trump's votes came cheap
By Ginger Gibson and Grant SmithWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest upsets in American political history when he toppled Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election...
View ArticleProbation for couple tied to deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) - A married couple who held a majority stake in a Massachusetts pharmacy that sparked a 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people were sentenced to probation on Wednesday after...
View ArticleU.S. hospitals, hit by Trump win, vow to work with Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. hospital industry on Wednesday said it remained focused on ensuring that Americans have access to health care, and pledged to work the Trump administration and U.S....
View ArticleEx-Cincinnati cop 'scared to death' during shooting: lawyer
By Ginny McCabeCINCINNATI (Reuters) - A former University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murdering a black Ohio man during a traffic stop was acting in self-defense and is not a racist, his...
View ArticleClinton: "loss hurts"
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Hillary Clinton told supporters this morning how disappointed she is in not shattering the highest and hardest glass ceiling of them all but added that someday, someone,...
View ArticleThousands take to U.S. streets to protest Trump victory
By Timothy Mclaughlin and Alexander BesantCHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump's surprise U.S....
View ArticleU.S. voters say yes to big bond issues, mixed message on taxes
(Reuters) - U.S. voters on Tuesday favored a surge in borrowing for public projects, approving some of the biggest bond measures on ballots, while support for new taxes was mixed, according to election...
View ArticleS&P pushes credit rating for Chicago schools deeper into junk
CHICAGO (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday dropped its credit rating for the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS) deeper into junk ahead of the district's planned $426.3 million bond...
View ArticleRyan: Relationship with Trump Fine
JANESVILLE, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - House Speaker Paul Ryan is excited about the prospects of single party government in Washington, D.C. Ryan — who kept President-elect Donald Trump at arm’s...
View ArticleTwo U.S. Marine fighter jets collide over ocean near San Diego
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets collided over the Pacific Ocean near San Diego while flying a training mission from the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar, military officials...
View ArticleUnions brace for pro-business shift in labor policy under Trump
By Timothy Aeppel and Daniel WiessnerNEW YORK (Reuters) - Unions in the United States face sweeping changes to labor law and regulations under a new Republican administration that is expected to tilt...
View ArticleTrump victory a new challenge for Dakota pipeline protesters
By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici(Reuters) - The surprising victory by Native American and environmental groups in September to delay the Dakota Access Pipeline may turn out to be short-lived,...
View ArticleTransgender advocates fear reversal of civil rights under Trump
By Daniel TrottaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Transgender advocates vowed on Wednesday to resist any effort to reverse or slow down an expansion of transgender rights made under President Barack Obama, fearing...
View ArticleU.S. presidential election drives record ratings for cable news
By Tim Baysinger(Reuters) - The 2016 election cycle had been a ratings boon for U.S. cable news networks, and Tuesday’s stunning U.S. presidential election victory by Republican Donald Trump was no...
View ArticleVoter Turnout Below Expectations
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - Despite record early voting in the state, fewer voters than expected cast ballots in Tuesday’s election.According to unofficial results for Wisconsin from the...
View ArticleMinimum wage hikes in four states show path for labor under Trump
By Lisa Baertlein and Nandita BoseLOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Voters in four states raised minimum wages on Tuesday even as Republicans who oppose such increases won nationally, indicating that...
View ArticleGunman in fatal California shooting spree was on cocaine binge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The gunman who killed an elderly neighbor and critically wounded two other people in an Election Day shooting spree across the street from a Southern California polling station...
View ArticleSchoolyard taunts and deportation fears haunt U.S. minorities after Trump...
By Sharon Bernstein(Reuters) - The morning after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States on a campaign to deport illegal immigrants and limit Muslim refugees, New Jersey mom Yasmeen...
View ArticleTwo bodies linked to accused South Carolina killer identified as missing couple
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - Two bodies unearthed on the South Carolina property of a registered sex offender suspected in as many as seven murders have been identified as a husband and wife reported...
View ArticleFive shot in downtown Seattle near scene of anti-Trump protests
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - A gunman opened fire in downtown Seattle on Wednesday evening following an argument and wounded five people, one man critically, not far from protests against the surprise...
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