Confederate monument to be moved from Louisville, Kentucky
By Steve BittenbenderLOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - A Louisville, Kentucky, monument honoring Confederate soldiers will be moved to a nearby town, city officials said on Tuesday, the latest move to take...
View ArticleMinnesota archdiocese offers $132 million to settle sex abuse claims
By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has offered to pay $132 million to settle hundreds of child sex abuse claims against its clergy under a revised...
View ArticlePuerto Rico oversight board narrows list for law firms
By Nick Brown and Jessica DiNapoliNEW YORK (Reuters) - The federal board tasked with overseeing a major financial overhaul in Puerto Rico has held interviews with a handful of candidates for its...
View ArticleIllinois man arrested in dismemberment murder of two-year-old boy
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois man was arrested on Tuesday in the dismemberment murder of a toddler whose body parts were found in a Chicago lagoon more than a year ago, police said.Kamel Harris, who...
View ArticleTwo CSX trains in Florida collide, derail; two injured
By David Ingram(Reuters) - Two CSX Corp trains collided and derailed in central Florida early on Wednesday, injuring two crew members, the company said.One freight train carrying non-hazardous...
View ArticleBP to cut as many as 80 salaried jobs at Indiana refinery
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc plans to cut between 50 and 80 salaried positions at the company's 413,500-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, a company spokesman said on...
View ArticleJudge: Dassey Must be Released by Friday
UNDATED (WTAQ) - Brendan Dassey must be released from prison no later than 8 p.m. Friday.That's the ruling Wednesday by U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin, who denied the state's motion to block...
View ArticleMinnesota officer charged with manslaughter in death of black motorist
By Rory Carroll(Reuters) - A Minnesota police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a black motorist that sparked outrage when the moments that...
View ArticleIllinois' unfunded pension liabilities reach $130 billion: study
By Dave McKinneyCHICAGO (Reuters) - The financial condition of Illinois’ five state pension systems worsened during 2016 with unfunded liabilities growing to a record-setting $129.8 billion, a new...
View ArticleMinnesota officer charged with manslaughter in death of black motorist
By Rory Carroll(Reuters) - A Minnesota police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a black motorist that sparked outrage when the moments that...
View ArticleTrump adviser calls for tax reform as bipartisan 'jobs' bill
By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A co-author of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tax plan called on Congress Wednesday to pursue corporate tax reform as a bipartisan "jobs" bill that could...
View ArticleU.S. transgender people rush to legally change gender in wake of Trump's win
By Sebastien MaloNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Transgender people in the United States are rushing to legally change their name and gender with the help of volunteer lawyers due to concerns...
View ArticleOklahoma airport shooting suspect was ex-Southwest worker: police
By Laila Kearney(Reuters) - A man accused of fatally shooting a Southwest Airlines worker before killing himself with a gun might have been retaliating after resigning from the carrier last year,...
View ArticleEx-Baruch College fraternity member settles suit on hazing death
By David DeKokSTROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday approved a $300,000 settlement in a civil suit related to the death of a Baruch College freshman during an alleged...
View ArticleJudge set to toss charges against Backpage.com CEO, cites shield law
By Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California judge on Wednesday said he was likely to dismiss criminal pimping charges against the chief executive and controlling shareholders of Backpage.com,...
View ArticleMan convicted in 2014 shooting rampage at Christian college in Seattle
(Reuters) - A man who opened fire with a shotgun at a small Christian college in Seattle in 2014, killing a student and wounding two other people, was found guilty of murder on Wednesday.Jurors...
View ArticleWisconsin judge denies motion to keep 'Making a Murderer' nephew in prison
By Sharon Bernstein(Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday denied a motion aimed at stopping the release of Brendan Dassey, who was imprisoned for life for helping his uncle kill a...
View ArticleCongressional panel calls for U.S. women's history museum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressionally-appointed panel on Wednesday called for the creation of a U.S. museum of women's history, with preferred sites on or near Washington's National Mall.The...
View ArticleAccused New York bomber indicted on new federal charges
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - The man accused of injuring more than two dozen people in September bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey was indicted on Wednesday, as federal prosecutors in...
View ArticleJudge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand...
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