Human rights' leaders counsel Trump
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Leaders of many of the nation's civil and human rights groups met in Washington D.C. yesterday to talk about concerns in advance of a Trump administration and a new...
View ArticleProtesters arrested at North Dakota pipeline as decision expected
By Stephanie Keith and Julia HarteMANDAN, N.D./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 40 people involved in protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline were arrested on Friday in rural North Dakota as the...
View ArticleTrump seen more moderate on criminal justice, law enforcement
By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Criminal justice reform advocates said they expect Donald Trump will embrace moderate change once he is in the White House, toning down the punitive but undefined...
View ArticleOhio jury deadlocks in racially charged murder trial of ex-cop
By Ginny McCabeCINCINNATI (Reuters) - Jurors in the trial of a white former University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murdering a black man during a traffic stop told the judge their...
View ArticleWomen planning mass march on Washington when Trump takes office
By Ellen WulfhorstNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women anxious that a Donald Trump presidency in the United States could set back or destroy many of their rights are planning a massive march...
View ArticleFirst U.S. transgender soldiers make gender transition after policy shift
By Sebastien MaloNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For several years, transgender U.S. Army Captain Julia Harrison shunned military social events, anxious at the thought of having to wear the...
View ArticleJustice Department to appeal music licensing court loss
By Diane BartzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will ask an appeals court to require music licensing company BMI to change how it collects royalties, the department said in a brief...
View ArticleMan shot after stabbing six at Pennsylvania mental health clinic
(Reuters) - A knife-wielding man was shot by police after stabbing six people at a mental health clinic outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon, authorities said.Dustin Johnson, 38, is...
View ArticleVIDEO: WMU makes book that can save lives
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) -- It almost sounds too good to be true, a miracle paper filter that uses nano-particles of silver and other metals to clean viruses and bacteria out of water for pennies a day.The...
View ArticleThousands march in U.S. cities against Trump presidency
By Alexander Besant and Olga GrigoryantsNEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chanting "Not my president" and "love trumps hate," thousands of demonstrators took the streets in cities across the United...
View ArticleBoat Building Operations Moving to Wisconsin
PULASKI, WI (WTAQ) - A Minnesota boat manufacturer is moving its operations to Pulaski.Little Falls, Minnesota-based Larson Boat Group's facilities are being closed down. Production is moving to Carver...
View ArticleCouncilwoman Protests Trump Victory
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The anger and hurt feelings from the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election has reached the municipal level in Wisconsin.During the pledge of allegiance at Wednesday's Oshkosh...
View ArticleMistrial in killing of black man by ex-Cincinnati police officer
By Ginny McCabeCINCINNATI (Reuters) - An Ohio judge declared a mistrial on Saturday, finding jurors hopelessly deadlocked in the case of a white former University of Cincinnati police officer charged...
View ArticleTurkey issues warning over travel to U.S. after Trump protests
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey warned its citizens about travel to the United States on Saturday in response to what the foreign ministry called increasingly violent protests against President-elect Donald...
View ArticleProtesters briefly block work yard at North Dakota pipeline
By Gina Cherelus(Reuters) - Protesters against the Dakota Access oil pipeline briefly blocked two entrances to a pipeline work yard in a rural North Dakota town early on Saturday morning, causing...
View ArticleUniversity of Oklahoma student suspended for sending racist messages
By Jon Herskovitz(Reuters) - A University of Oklahoma student has been temporarily suspended on suspicion of sending racist social media messages, including threats of lynchings, to black freshman at...
View ArticleU.S. border patrol sends more agents to Texas as apprehensions rise
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The United States Customs and Border Protection agency plans to send an additional 150 agents to the southern border region of Texas to combat a recent rise...
View ArticleTrump University asks for trial delay until after inauguration
By Tracy RucinskiCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has requested that a trial over a lawsuit by former students of his now-defunct Trump University be put on hold until after the...
View ArticleZuckerberg again rejects claims of Facebook impact on U.S. election
By Chris PrenticeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg again rejected the idea that the social network affected the U.S. presidential election, saying late Saturday it is...
View ArticleFor-profit colleges could prosper under Trump: Barron's
(Reuters) - For-profit education stocks have surged on expectations that President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Congress may ease regulations imposed on the industry by the Obama administration,...
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