Nevada school police officer shoots student
(Reuters) - A school district police officer in Reno, Nevada, shot a student after a "disturbance" at a high school campus on Wednesday morning, authorities said.The shooting at Procter R. Hug High...
View ArticleArson Arrests in Connection with TN Wildfires
KNOXVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, National Park Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Sevier County...
View ArticleU.S. and UK intelligence target airborne phone calls: report
PARIS (Reuters) - American and British spies have since 2005 been working on intercepting phone calls and data transfers made from aircraft, France's Le Monde newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing...
View ArticleWATCH: Spotlight on Dangers of Drugged Driving
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -Â The Wisconsin Department of Justice's "Dose of Reality" campaign to combat prescription drug abuse is rolling out a new PSA which will air on TV and radio stations across the...
View ArticleTwo people shot inside Arizona Walmart
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - Two people were shot inside an Arizona Walmart on Wednesday morning and police expected both victims to survive.Police in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale responded...
View ArticleTwo juveniles charged with arson in Tennessee wildfires that killed 14
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - Two juveniles were charged with arson on Wednesday in connection with the eastern Tennessee wildfires that broke out last month in and around the Great Smoky Mountains...
View ArticleTwo toddlers killed in New York homeless shelter explosion
By Laila KearneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two toddlers were killed on Wednesday when a boiler exploded in a New York City homeless shelter, police said.The incident, which is under investigation by law...
View ArticleCourt blocks New York City from discarding illegal immigrants' data
By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state court on Tuesday temporarily stopped New York City from destroying the personal records of hundreds of thousands of municipal I.D. card holders after...
View ArticleJohn Glenn, former U.S. astronaut, hospitalized
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former U.S. senator and war hero, has been hospitalized for more than a week, an official said on...
View ArticleRecount Over 70% Complete
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - A statewide recount of the votes cast in the presidential race in Wisconsin is on track to finish by next week’s deadline.The Wisconsin Elections Commission says...
View ArticleAvery Evidence Sent to State Crime Lab
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - Evidence collected during the investigation into photographer Teresa Halbach’s murder has been sent to the state crime lab for new testing.The testing was...
View ArticleChicago school board approves revised budget with $215 million hole
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved a revised fiscal 2017 budget that accommodates a new teachers' contract, but contains a $215 million funding gap for...
View ArticleU.S. Republicans quibble over effective date of Obamacare repeal
By Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican senators are leaning towards a plan to delay the effective date of an Obamacare repeal for three years, a senior Republican said on Wednesday.But...
View ArticleFlorida woman charged with threatening Sandy Hook parent
(Reuters) - A Florida woman accused of making death threats to the parent of a child killed at Sandy Hook Elementary school because she believes the 2012 shooting rampage was a hoax has been indicted...
View ArticleTrump says union head who accused him of lying has 'done a terrible job'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump clashed on Wednesday with a union official who accused the president-elect of lying about the number of jobs saved in a deal to keep air conditioner maker Carrier from...
View ArticleU.S. transgender people harassed in public restrooms: landmark survey
By Daniel TrottaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost 60 percent of transgender Americans have avoided using public restrooms for fear of confrontation, saying they have been harassed and assaulted, according to...
View ArticleNFL player's New Jersey home vandalized with racist taunts: police
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - An National Football League player's northern New Jersey home was vandalized with a swastika and other racist taunts scrawled on the inside walls during a break-in...
View ArticleSouth Carolina jury views grim crime scene photos from 2015 church attack
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A South Carolina jury viewed graphic photos on Thursday of bullet-riddled bodies and cartridge cases left in the wake of the June 2015 attack on an...
View ArticleEx-JPMorgan employee accused of $5 million scheme to defraud bank
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan Chase & Co employee who has been ordered to attend counseling for gambling is facing criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to defraud...
View ArticleGreens rally in Michigan as courts in three states weigh recounts
By Tim BranfaltLANSING, Mich. (Reuters) - Green Party supporters rallied in freezing temperatures in Michigan's capital on Thursday and urged its high court to revive a recount of presidential votes in...
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