Families sue Illinois school district over transgender bathroom case
By Justin MaddenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Dozens of families on Wednesday sued two federal agencies and a suburban Chicago school district over a policy they said disregards student privacy and safety by...
View ArticleSouth Dakota prepares for Zika, just in case
Pierre, SD (KELO-AM) South Dakota plans pre-emptive strikes against the potential threat of the Zika Virus, especially in the southeastern part of the state.Governor Dennis Daugaard (R) says since old...
View ArticleCalifornia teens abducted after prom but break free from captor
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 22-year-old man with a handgun kidnapped a teenage couple over the weekend in Southern California after their high school prom, but the abduction was foiled...
View ArticleNorth Carolina transgender law violates civil rights law: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal authorities told North Carolina's governor on Wednesday that a new state law limiting restroom access for transgender people violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act.In a...
View ArticleQuarterback Manziel booked by Texas police on assault charge
By Lisa Maria GarzaDALLAS (Reuters) - Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was booked by police in Dallas County on Wednesday and posted bond on a charge of beating his ex-girlfriend...
View ArticleAlabama city abandons law targeting transgender bathroom use
By Colleen Jenkins(Reuters) - The city council in Oxford, Alabama narrowly voted on Wednesday to recall an ordinance that drew criticism from national equality groups for making bathroom use based on...
View ArticlePrince died on eve of planned meeting with addiction doctor
BY SUZANNAH GONZALESMusic legend Prince died one day before he was scheduled to meet a doctor who specializes in addiction treatment for a "life-saving mission," the doctor's lawyer said at a news...
View ArticleProsecutor removes herself from Chicago cop's murder trial
By Fiona OrtizCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago's top prosecutor removed herself from the murder trial of police officer Jason Van Dyke on Thursday and asked the judge to appoint a special prosecutor to...
View ArticleFire crews battle blaze at Houston hazardous materials warehouse
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Nearly 200 Houston firefighters were dispatched to fight a massive blaze on Thursday at a warehouse where hazardous materials are stored, fire officials said.No injuries have been...
View ArticleWashington subway to face partial shutdowns in repair surge: report
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's troubled Metro subway system, the second-busiest in the United States, will carry out months of extensive track work that will include partial...
View ArticleNew York City gives nod to 5-cent charge for store bags
By Gina CherelusNEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council approved a bill on Thursday to require many merchants to charge 5 cents for each plastic or paper bag taken by consumers at checkout...
View ArticlePennsylvania woman sues estate of teen who fell on her from 8th floor window
By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman who suffered severe injuries when an 18-year-old college student fell on her from an eighth-story window has sued the dead teenager's estate,...
View ArticleTexas attorney general questions Target's transgender bathroom policy
By Jim ForsythSAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The attorney general of Texas has written the chief executive of Target to tell him that the state is concerned about the retailer's policy allowing shoppers and...
View ArticleObama commutes sentences of 58 non-violent drug convicts
By Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has commuted the prison terms of 58 non-violent drug offenders, nearly a third of whom were serving life sentences, the White House...
View ArticleConvicted child molester Sandusky granted hearing on appeal
By David DeKokHARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday granted convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky a hearing later this month to press his case for a new trial, four years after...
View ArticleManhunt under way for escapee from New Jersey psychiatric hospital
(Reuters) - The manhunt for an inmate who escaped a New Jersey psychiatric hospital entered its third day on Thursday amid heightened security at schools in the Jersey Shore town of Barnegat after he...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Ryan says he is not ready to endorse Trump: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he is not ready to support or endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump."I'm just not ready to do...
View ArticleSexual assault in U.S. military is underreported: official
By Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military received about 6,000 reports of sexual assault in 2015, similar to the number in 2014, the Pentagon said in an annual report on Thursday, but such...
View ArticleCleveland man convicted of murdering three women
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - A Cleveland man was convicted on Thursday of murdering three women and wrapping their bodies in plastic to disguise them as trash, and may now face the death...
View ArticleEx-sanitation worker guilty of 'Grim Sleeper' Los Angeles murders
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former sanitation worker was convicted on Thursday of murdering nine women and a teenage girl as the "Grim Sleeper," a Los Angeles serial killer who preyed on...
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