Federal judges order North Carolina to redraw legislative districts
By Colleen JenkinsWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court on Tuesday set a March 15 deadline for North Carolina state lawmakers to redraw legislative districts found to be racially...
View ArticleJudge lets Wisconsin officials decide how to perform presidential vote recount
By Brendan O'BrienMILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Local officials in Wisconsin will decide for themselves how to carry out a presidential election recount after a state judge on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit by...
View ArticleOne of two jail escapees in California captured: sheriff
(Reuters) - One of the two California inmates who escaped last week by cutting through the bars of a second-story jail window and rappelling down the building's side with a rope made of clothes was...
View ArticleOhio State assault by immigrant raises fears in Somali community
By Kim PalmerCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Immigrants in Columbus, Ohio's Somali community fear a backlash after a young immigrant injured 11 people in an attack at Ohio State University, the second...
View Article'America's Subway' in Washington highlights infrastructure woes
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hailed as "America's Subway" when it began operating 40 years ago, Washington's Metro transit system now could serve as Exhibit A for the U.S infrastructure woes...
View ArticleN.C. policeman not charged in shooting that sparked protests
By Greg LacourCHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - A police officer "acted lawfully" when he shot and killed an armed black man in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September and will not face criminal charges for...
View ArticleTennessee auto parts factory workers win $421 mln lottery prize
(Reuters) - Twenty workers at a Tennessee auto parts factory have come forward as the winners of a nearly $421 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said on Wednesday.The employees of North...
View ArticleEx-South Carolina police officer's murder trial goes to jury
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A white South Carolina police officer committed a crime when he shot a fleeing black motorist last year, prosecutors argued at his murder trial on...
View ArticleU.S. veterans to form human shield at Dakota pipeline protest
By Terray SylvesterCANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - More than 2,000 U.S. military veterans plan to form a human shield to protect protesters of a pipeline project near a Native American reservation in...
View ArticleWATCH: Help Find Our Mom
FLORENCE, WI (WTAQ) - The search continues for a Florence County woman who disappeared in July, and now her sons are again asking the public for help finding her.Marvin and Joe Renkas spoke at a news...
View ArticleNew York thief grabs pot of gold off armored truck: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police are searching for a green-clad man who swiped an 86-pound (39 kg) pail of gold flakes off an armored truck two months ago and disappeared with the estimated $1.6...
View ArticleStein Files Michigan Election Recount Request
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – For the first time in 48 years, there will be a statewide recount of an election vote in Michigan.Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein has formally requested that the...
View ArticleShubert sues to recoup Tiffany fixture stolen in 1976 Broadway heist
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Tiffany lighting fixture stolen in a still-unsolved 1976 heist from Broadway's Belasco Theatre has turned up in the hands of a Rockland County, New York,...
View ArticleRhode Island mosque seeks extra security after threatening letter
(Reuters) - A civil rights group on Wednesday called for additional police protection for a Providence, Rhode Island, mosque after it said it received a threatening letter calling Muslims a "vile and...
View ArticleAttorney: Fine, 'Public Shaming' Enough Penalty
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A day after the special prosecutor in Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt's criminal case requested the judge give him a fine and community service, Schmitt's attorney believes that's...
View ArticleMissing Colorado mother, two small sons found dead inside family minivan
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado mother and her two small sons who were reported missing after she failed to return home after picking them up at a local school were found dead inside the...
View ArticleExclusive: Board members selected to oversee Amtrak's $24 billion Gateway...
By Hilary RussNEW YORK (Reuters) - The government corporation charged with overseeing Amtrak's $24 billion Gateway rail project between New York and New Jersey has filled out its governing board,...
View ArticleAward for Penn State whistleblower in Sandusky scandal rises to $12 million
By David Ingram(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday awarded $5 million to a former Penn State University assistant football coach who implicated Jerry Sandusky in the sexual assault of young...
View ArticleCalifornia seeks long-term water savings as drought lingers
By Sharon BernsteinSACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California water regulators on Wednesday recommended tighter oversight of agricultural irrigation and a permanent ban on over-watering urban lawns, a...
View ArticleWife of slain California mayor pleads guilty to manslaughter
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The wife of a small-town Southern California mayor shot dead during a domestic dispute in their home two years ago pleaded guilty on Wednesday to voluntary...
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