Retrial date set for March in police shooting of black man in South Carolina
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A former South Carolina policeman charged with murder for fatally shooting a black man last year as he ran away from the officer will be retried starting...
View ArticleDUI conviction overturned for Oregon man who hit truck with wheelchair
(Reuters) - An Oregon appeals court has reversed the conviction of a man charged with drunk driving for operating his motorized wheelchair while intoxicated.The Oregon court of Appeals ruled Thursday...
View ArticleWoman killed, daughters hurt in fall from Colorado ski lift
(Reuters) - A Texas woman was killed on Thursday and her two young daughters hurt when they fell from a chair lift at a Colorado ski resort, authorities said.The victims plunged about 25 feet from a...
View ArticleIowa university student killed in weightlifting accident
(Reuters) - A 22-year-old college student in Iowa died this week when 315 pounds (143 kg) in weight slipped from his hands while he was doing bench-presses and fell on his neck, local media reports...
View ArticleSmall plane with six aboard vanishes over Lake Erie in Ohio
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - Rescue crews searched Lake Erie on Friday for signs of a twin-engine plane carrying six people that went missing on Thursday night soon after taking off from an Ohio...
View ArticleJudge blocks law limiting incoming North Carolina governor's power
By Colleen JenkinsWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - A North Carolina judge on Friday temporarily blocked a state law hours after incoming Democratic Governor Roy Cooper sued to void Republican-backed...
View ArticleConnecticut high court reinstates murder conviction of Kennedy cousin
(Reuters) - The Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday instated the 2002 murder conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel on a charge that he murdered his neighbor in 1975, rejecting his argument that...
View ArticleIllinois budget woes reignite with spending deal's imminent lapse
By Dave McKinneyCHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois is poised to re-enter a budgetary limbo on Sunday with the expiration of temporary spending authority for the state's cash-strapped universities and fraying...
View ArticleTesla owner files lawsuit in California claiming sudden acceleration
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc was sued on Friday by a Model X owner who said his electric SUV suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to crash through the garage into owner's...
View ArticleTesla owner files lawsuit in California claiming sudden acceleration
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc was sued on Friday by a Model X owner who said his electric SUV suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to crash through the garage into the...
View Article21 people rescued from 'Sky Cabin' ride at California theme park
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty people and a ride operator were rescued on Friday after being trapped for several hours about 100 feet (30 m) above the ground in an enclosed cabin of an amusement park...
View ArticleTwo killed, two wounded at rap concert in Connecticut: media
(Reuters) - Two people were shot and killed and two others were wounded on Friday after a rap concert in southern Connecticut, local media reported.Gunfire erupted at about 11:15 p.m. local time...
View ArticleNew York tale: a century-old subway dream becomes reality
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - While more than a million people party in Times Square, a select group of construction workers, business leaders and New York officials will toast the new year...
View ArticleBad weather prevents search of Lake Erie for plane carrying 6 people
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - High winds prevented a recovery team on Saturday from searching for the remains of six people presumed to have died when their small plane crashed into Lake Erie...
View ArticleSuspect in fatal shooting of Pennsylvania trooper killed by police
By David DeKokHARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Pennsylvania police on Saturday morning shot to death a suspect wanted for the murder of a rookie trooper who was serving him a protection order, law...
View ArticleSearch resumes on Lake Erie for missing plane and six passengers
(Reuters) - Search teams on Lake Erie restarted their attempts on Sunday to find the remains of six people presumed to have died when their small plane crashed into the water shortly after taking off,...
View Article'Hollyweed': Prankster alters LA's landmark sign
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The iconic hillside sign overlooking Southern California's film-and-television hub was defaced overnight in honor of marijuana.Residents awoke on Sunday to find "Hollyweed"...
View ArticleDebris prompt search for Lake Erie plane crash to resume Monday
(Reuters) - Search teams looking for a small plane that crashed in Lake Erie with six people aboard are checking reports that debris has washed ashore and will resume their search on Monday, Cleveland...
View ArticleTwo sets of twins born in different years in U.S.
(Reuters) - Two sets of twins were born in different years over the weekend, with parents in Arizona and California getting double doses of joy in 2016 and 2017, local media reported.Twin girls were...
View ArticleTrump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders
By Daniel Trotta(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message on Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate,...
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