One ticket has winning numbers in $421 million Powerball lottery
(Reuters) - A lottery ticket sold in Tennessee had the winning numbers for a $421 million Powerball jackpot, one of the biggest on record, officials said after Saturday's draw.The winning numbers...
View ArticleOne dead, 16 wounded in New Orleans, Kansas City shootings
(Reuters) - One man was killed and 16 wounded in early morning shootings on Sunday in New Orleans' Bourbon Street tourist quarter and in a rolling gun battle in Kansas City, Missouri, authorities...
View ArticleSpecial Meeting Monday on Recount
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Elections Commission will be holding a special meeting on Monday morning.According to a tweet Saturday evening, they announced it happen at 9:30 a.m. and will discuss...
View ArticleAccused church gunman Dylann Roof to represent himself
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Dylann Roof, an avowed white supremacist accused of murdering nine black parishioners at a historic Charleston, South Carolina church last year, began...
View ArticleFuneral held for San Antonio police officer killed in ambush attack
By Jim ForsythSAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - More than 1,000 mourners, including police from across the country, attended the funeral on Monday of a San Antonio police officer fatally shot this month in his...
View ArticleVote recount effort races forward despite Trump team rejection
By Julia Harte and Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's transition team on Monday pushed back against an effort to recount Nov. 8's presidential election votes, calling the effort...
View ArticleTrump to meet with Petraeus, Corker, Romney this week: transition team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump this week will meet with retired U.S. General David Petraeus and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, as well as hold a...
View ArticleWhite House: No evidence has emerged about U.S. voting fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There has been no evidence of widespread election fraud in the Nov. 8 presidential contest, the White House said on Monday in reaction to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's...
View ArticleDelta bans disruptive Trump supporter from future flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Monday it was banning a disruptive supporter of Donald Trump from all future flights after a video showed the passenger going on an expletive-filled rant...
View ArticleUPDATE: Recount Will Cost $3.5 Million
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) - The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday has estimated that a Wisconsin recount of the presidential election will cost nearly $3.5 million, more than...
View ArticlePort Jervis, NY settles U.S. lawsuit over worship zoning law
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of Port Jervis, New York agreed to repeal a downtown ban on places of worship to settle a U.S. government lawsuit claiming that it discriminated against...
View ArticleSuspect in Ohio State University attack was student: safety director
(Reuters) - A man who drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed others at Ohio State University on Monday has been identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a student at the campus, school public safety...
View ArticleJapan-bound United Airlines flight returns to San Francisco with faulty engine
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A United Airlines flight bound for Japan experienced an engine malfunction after takeoff on Monday and returned to San Francisco International Airport,...
View ArticleWrigley denies that protester was hurt by police
FARGO, ND (KFGO) - Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley is disputing claims that law enforcement is to blame for serious injuries suffered by a New York woman who's among the thousands of people protesting the Dakota...
View ArticleMassachusetts adopts strict background check rules for Uber, Lyft drivers
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts next year will require ride service companies including Uber[UBER.UL] and Lyft to perform the strictest background checks in the United States on all of their drivers,...
View ArticleEx-PokerStars employee avoids prison in U.S. online gambling case
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former employee of online gambling company PokerStars avoided prison on Monday after pleading guilty in connection with a long-running U.S. criminal case targeting...
View ArticleGovernor's proclamation orders pipeline protesters to evacuate immediately
BISMARCK (KFGO) - Gov. Jack Dalrymple has ordered a mandatory evacuation of all areas under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Morton County.The governor's order says it is...
View ArticleNorth Dakota governor orders pipeline protesters expelled
By Terray SylvesterCANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - North Dakota's governor ordered the expulsion of thousands of Native American and environmental activists camped on federal property near an oil...
View ArticleCounty Clerks Prepare for Recount
UNDATED (WTAQ) - With the Wisconsin presidential recount set to begin Thursday, each of the 72 county clerks are scrambling to get their ducks in a row.For Outagamie County Clerk Lori O'Bright, that...
View ArticleTwo Swiss bankers plead not guilty to U.S. offshore tax scheme
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two bankers with Swiss lender Zuercher Kantonalbank (ZKB) pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges they conspired to help American clients and others hide more than...
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