German illusionist pleads guilty in Las Vegas child porn case
(Reuters) - A German illusionist who performs on the Las Vegas Strip pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession and distribution of child pornography stemming from a raid on his home that turned up more...
View ArticleOne dead, six wounded in birthday party shooting in Tennessee: media
(Reuters) - A woman was killed and six people, including a child, were wounded on Thursday in a shooting at a toddler's birthday party in northwest Tennessee, local media reported.Police in Dyersburg,...
View ArticlePuerto Rico oversight board hopes to certify fiscal plan by end-Jan
(Reuters) - The federal board overseeing Puerto Rico's financial restructuring on Friday set a target date of Jan. 31, 2017 to certify a fiscal turnaround plan for the U.S. territory, and heard from...
View ArticleCongressman's missing son found safe in Texas
By Laila Kearney(Reuters) - The youngest son of U.S. Representative John Conyers was found safe on Friday after his disappearance in Texas earlier this week triggered a search that included police, the...
View ArticleMore North Dakota National Guard personnel headed to protest area
BISMARCK (KFGO) - The North Dakota National Guard says it's not necessarily a "call up" but it is requesting more soldiers and airmen from units "across the board" to assist law officers who are...
View ArticleU.S. jury to deliberate in drug trial of nephews of Venezuelan first lady
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury deliberations were to begin on Friday in the U.S. trial of two nephews of Venezuela's first lady accused of trying to engineer a multi million-dollar drug deal...
View ArticleU.S. probing whether post-election incidents are hate crimes
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether recent reports of intimidation and harassment, including in schools and at churches, violate federal hate crime and...
View ArticleA surge in U.S. deportations could swamp an overtaxed system
By Julia Edwards AinsleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's plan to rapidly deport 2 to 3 million illegal immigrants with criminal records would further tax a system already...
View ArticleClaims of votes by the dead, felons cloud North Carolina governor race
By Colleen JenkinsWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - North Carolina's gubernatorial race was undecided 10 days after the Nov. 8 vote and new allegations by the Republican incumbent's campaign about felons...
View ArticleEx-guard, two others plead guilty in Maryland prison drugs case
By Ian Simpson(Reuters) - A former prison guard and two others pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges stemming from a sweeping investigation into drug trafficking at Maryland's biggest prison,...
View ArticleCramer confirms discussions with Trump transition team
FARGO (KFGO) - North Dakota Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer says he is "not aggressively seeking" a position in the Trump administration, but Cramer says he's keeping his options open. Cramer has been...
View ArticleFBI, police search for newborn daughter of slain Kansas woman
By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - FBI agents have joined police in Wichita, Kansas, in the search for a week-old infant girl reported missing by her father when he arrived home to find the mother shot to...
View ArticleMost Americans back 'just the facts' news stories: Pew survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans want the media to present facts in news stories without adding interpretation, a Pew Research Center survey said on Friday amid a debate in the media about its...
View ArticleEx-JPMorgan executive who fled to Argentina pleads guilty in U.S.
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive who spent eight years on the run in Argentina pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. charges that he embezzled $5.4 million from...
View ArticleFirst blizzard of U.S. season moves into upper Midwest
By Timothy Mclaughlin and Renita D. Young(Reuters) - The season's first major winter storm in the continental United States swept the northern Plains with heavy snow and high winds on Friday, creating...
View ArticleThanksgiving cheer for consumers as turkey, ham prices fall
By Theopolis Waters and Heiwon ShinCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. consumers can expect to spend less on their traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys and hams this year as supplies of both have...
View ArticleNY judge dismisses toll hike lawsuit tied to World Trade Center
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by AAA, the automobile club, that challenged the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's 2011 decision to...
View ArticleVenezuelan first lady's nephews convicted in U.S. drug trial
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady were found guilty on Friday on U.S. charges that they tried to carry out a multimillion-dollar drug deal to obtain a large...
View ArticleNavajo Nation settles trademark suit against Urban Outfitters
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American tribe, has settled a trademark suit brought against the apparel retail chain Urban Outfitters Inc over use of the...
View ArticleNew York City says no permanent ban on traffic near Trump Tower
By Gina CherelusNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has no plans to close the Manhattan streets surrounding Trump Tower on a permanent basis even though President-elect Donald Trump is expected to spend...
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