New York vows Islamic State will not ruin Thanksgiving parade
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police sought to reassure residents and tourists on Monday that they would be safe attending the city's Thanksgiving Day parade despite the militant...
View ArticleChicago reaffirms immigrant 'sanctuary' status after Trump's win
By Renita D. YoungCHICAGO (Reuters) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday reaffirmed Chicago's status as a haven for immigrants fearing deportation for entering the United States illegally, a day after...
View ArticleDenver man jailed 28 years for rape based on victim's dream found innocent
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A Denver man who spent 28 years in prison for rape after he was convicted in part because the victim said his name came to her in a dream was found not guilty at his...
View ArticleDakota Access pipeline protests planned across United States
By Liz HamptonHOUSTON (Reuters) - Demonstrators across U.S. cities will gather outside offices of the Army Corps of Engineers, banks and energy companies on Tuesday in the largest protest against the...
View ArticleTwo Minnesota men sentenced for trying to aid Islamic State: local media
(Reuters) - Two Somali-American men in Minnesota were sentenced on Tuesday for conspiring to support the Islamic State militant group, according to local media.Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Davis...
View ArticleCompany seeks court permission to resume Dakota Access Pipeline project
WASHINGTON (KFGO) - The company that's building the Dakota Access Pipeline is seeking a federal judge's permission to resume the project.The Army Corps of Engineers wants more study and input from the...
View ArticleRepublicans Working Closely with Trump
WASHIGNTON D.C. (Wisconsin Radio Network) - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans are working closely with President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, as he transitions into power.Speaking...
View ArticleU.S. voids deal with witness in Venezuelan first lady's nephews' trial
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady on trial in New York for drug trafficking on Tuesday scored a significant concession from prosecutors, who revealed they were...
View ArticleNew Yorkers build walls of sticky notes in defiance of Trump
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - This is not the kind of wall Donald Trump was talking about.In the liberal stronghold of New York City, residents distraught over the incoming Republican...
View ArticleEx-Ohio lawyer gets 12 years for hypnotizing, molesting female clients
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - A former Ohio lawyer was sentenced to 12 years in prison for hypnotizing and sexually abusing women clients, his attorney said on Tuesday.Michael Fine, 59, was...
View ArticleOklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent...
View ArticleWildfires scorch U.S. Southeast, forecast adds to concerns
By Rich McKayATLANTA (Reuters) - Dozens of wildfires burned in the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday, scorching tens of thousands of acres of forest and sending plumes of smoke across hundreds of miles of...
View ArticleTexas eyes 'women's privacy act' that critics say targets transgender people
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas plans to introduce a measure next year aimed at protecting women in bathrooms and locker rooms, a move that has raised concerns of activists who say the...
View ArticleTrump ending lawsuit over flights above Florida estate: official
By Joseph Ax(Reuters) - Donald Trump is dropping a lawsuit against Palm Beach County, Florida over flights above his Mar-a-Lago estate, a county official said, after his presidential victory likely...
View ArticleWest Virginia mayor quits after comment on Michelle Obama: reports
(Reuters) - The mayor of a tiny West Virginia town resigned on Tuesday after her comment on a Facebook post that called first lady Michelle Obama an "ape in heels" drew international attention, local...
View ArticleThanksgiving Travel Expected to be Busy
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - More Americans will be traveling for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.According to projections from AAA, 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this...
View ArticleEx-China diplomats charged in U.S. over construction scheme
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former Chinese diplomats working at a construction company are facing U.S. charges that they schemed to force employees who received visas to perform work only...
View ArticleState Continues Push to Block Dassey Release
UNDATED (WTAQ) - It remains unclear when Brendan Dassey might get his supervised release from prison after Monday's order by a federal magistrate judge.Attorneys for Dassey were expected to file...
View ArticleDenver to become first U.S. city to legalize social marijuana use
(Reuters) - A measure that would make Denver the first city in the United States to legalize the use of marijuana in such venues as clubs, bars and restaurants is expected to get enough votes to pass,...
View ArticleFamily Deals with Unsolved Murder
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Ten years ago Tuesday, an Appleton woman was found murdered inside her home.56-year-old Connie Boelter failed to show up for work at Wolf River Community Bank in Hortonville on...
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