Delta says removes plane passengers for 'provocative behavior'
By Alana WiseNEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc removed two men from a plane at London's Heathrow Airport before takeoff on Wednesday, and one of the men accused the airline of acting on...
View ArticleTennessee driver's body found by tow truck driver after accident
By Tim GhianniNASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Tennessee law enforcement is investigating why a dead driver's body was not discovered at a crash scene and only found later in his vehicle after it was towed...
View ArticleTop federal prosecutor in Massachusetts to step down next month
BOSTON (Reuters) - The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, whose office has notched the high-profile convictions of the Boston Marathon bomber and mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, will step down...
View ArticleMaine voters passed measure legalizing marijuana use: official
BOSTON (Reuters) - Maine voters have made the state the eighth in the United States to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, state officials said on Wednesday, following a recount of votes on a...
View ArticleTrump win ignites hope for stalled Alaska copper, gold mine
By Nicole MordantVANCOUVER (Reuters) - A small Canadian miner is confident Donald Trump's U.S. presidential win will let it proceed with an application for a copper and gold mine in Alaska that has...
View ArticleFBI agent's insider trading case leaks subject of criminal probe
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog has opened a criminal probe of an FBI agent's leaks to journalists about an insider trading probe involving a Las...
View ArticleU.S. charges Florida men with laundering money for Venezuelan officials
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida construction equipment exporter's owners were arrested on Wednesday on charges they illegally transferred over $100 million from businesses largely in...
View ArticleN.Y. issues insurance rule to ease burdens on hiring ex-convicts
By Suzanne Barlyn(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued a regulation making it easier for businesses to hire former convicts by prohibiting insurance companies from refusing...
View ArticleU.S. university launches tool to show how fake news spreads
By Patricia ReaneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - Researchers at Indiana University have developed a new tool that shows how fake news and unverified stories spread through social media.The search engine, dubbed...
View ArticleMississippi officials arrest church member in 'Vote Trump' arson case
(Reuters) - An man who was a member of a historic black church in Mississippi that was burned and spray-painted with the words "Vote Trump," has been arrested in the case, authorities said on...
View ArticleU.S. charges Pakistani executive in $140 million fake diploma scheme
(Reuters) - The executive of a Pakistani company was charged in a U.S. federal court on Wednesday for his part in an alleged $140 million "fake-diploma mill" scheme, the latest step in a global...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court denies Manson follower's petition
(Reuters) - The California Supreme Court denied a request on Wednesday to hold a hearing in the parole case of Leslie Van Houten who, as a follower of cult leader Charles Manson, took part in one of...
View ArticleU.S. parents accept children's transgender identity by age three
By Daniel TrottaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Jodie Patterson's 3-year-old, Penelope, was brooding and angry until one day she asked her child what was wrong.Penelope, who was assigned female at birth, was...
View ArticleU.S. auto sales dip in December; 2016 to set record: JD Power and LMC
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales will probably decline slightly for December as consumers keep snubbing sedans despite record consumer discounts, industry consultancies J.D. Power and LMC Automotive...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan is coming to the Twin Ports!
Duluth, MN - Visit the Minnesota Twins at Grandma’s Sports Garden on Monday,January 16th. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the program begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets arejust $7 and are available at Midwest...
View ArticleMichigan governor expects no charges over Flint crisis: newspaper
(Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said he had "no reason to be concerned" he would be charged in connection with the Flint drinking water crisis that exposed city residents to high levels of...
View ArticleWith Dakota Access in limbo, more Bakken crude to move on trains
By Liz HamptonHOUSTON (Reuters) - As oil prices recover and U.S. shale production picks up, energy companies that had planned to ship crude on the Dakota Access Pipeline will turn to rail, a transport...
View ArticleEx-CEO gets two years U.S. prison for hiding assets amid SEC case
By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - A one-time chief executive has been sentenced to two years in prison for engaging in a scheme to pocket $657,000 he made selling antiques instead of using it to help pay for...
View ArticleRacist rant at Kentucky mall prompts ban, apology from mayor
By Timothy Mclaughlin(Reuters) - A racist, expletive-filled rant caught on camera at a Louisville, Kentucky, mall has led to a permanent ban for a shopper and prompted an apology from the city's...
View ArticleVideo of Texas mother's arrest starts social media storm
By Lisa Maria GarzaDALLAS (Reuters) - A video showing a white Fort Worth police officer in an escalating argument with a black woman he took into custody along with the woman's daughters touched off a...
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