Ohio judge recuses herself from new murder trial of former police officer
By Ginny McCabeCINCINNATI (Reuters) - A new judge will hear the second murder trial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer who killed a black motorist during a traffic stop last year after...
View ArticleWildfires force evacuations in Tennessee resort towns
(Reuters) - Wildfires threatened homes and businesses in two small Tennessee resort towns north of the Great Smoky Mountains, forcing residents and visitors to flee on Monday, officials said.Mandatory...
View ArticleFirst 'Fight for $15' protest since Trump win planned for Tuesday
By Lisa Baertlein and Timothy MclaughlinLOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Workers from fast-food chains and nearly 20 airports will join nationwide protests for higher pay, union rights and immigration...
View ArticleFeds file charges against pipeline protester
FARGO (KFGO) - Federal charges have been filed against a Colorado woman involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.Thirty-seven-year-old Red Fawn Fallis is charged with being a felon in possession...
View ArticleU.S. justices sympathetic to death row inmate on intellectual disability
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared ready to side with a man sentenced to death for a 1980 Houston murder who is challenging how Texas...
View ArticleU.S. hate incidents rose sharply after Trump win: civil rights group
By Scott Malone(Reuters) - The number of hate and bias incidents reported across the United States spiked in the 10 days following Donald Trump's presidential election victory, according a report...
View ArticleClearwater Paper Slashing Jobs, Production
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - Layoffs are coming for a paper mill in Neenah.Officials with Clearwater Paper says they will cut about 85 positions out of the 400 total employees as it shuts down a pair of...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court to hear gay workplace discrimination case
By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court takes up a closely watched gay rights case on Wednesday in which an Indiana college professor who says she lost her job because she is a lesbian is...
View ArticleDe La Fuente Withdraws Recount Petition
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - One of the two presidential candidates who asked for recount of Wisconsin’s presidential vote has withdrawn his request.The move comes a day after the Wisconsin...
View ArticleEx-NFL star Sharper sentenced to 20 years in prison in drug, rape cases
(Reuters) - Former National Football League star Darren Sharper was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison after admitting to drugging and raping two women in California, concluding a string of...
View ArticleNorth Carolina man pleads guilty to plotting Islamic State attack
By Joseph Ax(Reuters) - A 20-year-old North Carolina man accused of murdering his neighbor and offering to pay someone to kill his own parents pleaded guilty on Tuesday to plotting mass shooting...
View ArticleOhio judge assigned case in police killing of black man after three others...
By Ginny McCabeCINCINNATI (Reuters) - The expected retrial of a white former University of Cincinnati police officer who killed a black motorist during a traffic stop last year hit a series of snags...
View ArticleHoeven: Reid 'incorrect' for claiming police use grenades against pipeline...
FARGO (KFGO) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has immersed himself in the Dakota Access Pipeline debate. The Nevada Democrat used the Senate floor to criticize how law enforcement is handling...
View ArticleCallers for dollars: Inside India's scam call centers
By Rajendra Jadhav, Euan Rocha and Rahul BhatiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - In late September, a woman in National City, California, received a voice message on her phone saying she was in trouble with the...
View ArticleDowling becomes rare nonprofit college to file for bankruptcy
By Tom HalsWILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Dowling College became a rare nonprofit college to file for bankruptcy on Tuesday after the liberal arts school near New York lost its academic accreditation in...
View ArticleStein Covers Cost for Wisconsin Recount
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received a bank wire transfer of $3,499,689 from the campaign of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to prepay...
View ArticleSalmonella Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Calves
UNDATED (Wisconsin Radio Network) - A multi-state outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella has been linked to dairy bull calves sold in Wisconsin.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 21...
View ArticleNew York pharmacy owner gets prison for massive opioid pill scheme
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - The owner of two now-defunct New York City pharmacies was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for engaging in what authorities have called one of the...
View ArticleCarrier to keep about 1,000 U.S. factory jobs in deal with Trump
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Technologies Corp has reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence to keep close to 1,000 jobs at its Carrier...
View ArticleNevada man pleads guilty to conspiracy for attacks in India
(Reuters) - A Nevada man who prosecutors say conspired to provide materials and support to co-conspirators to carry out terrorist attacks in India aimed at creating an independent Sikh state pleaded...
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