Parts of U.S. South under tornado watch as storms pound coastal states
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A severe storm system hit the U.S. South with heavy winds and hail on Monday, prompting a tornado watch for several states along the Gulf of Mexico coast.The...
View ArticleMan suspected of stealing Army Reserve weapons escapes Rhode Island jail
(Reuters) - A getaway car thought to have been stolen by a man who escaped from a maximum security detention facility in Rhode Island over the weekend has been found in neighboring Massachusetts,...
View ArticleFour children die in Texas after chemical gas poisons home
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Four minors died from chemical gas poisoning after a resident tried to fumigate a home in Amarillo, Texas with pesticide, fire officials told local media.A 17-year-old was...
View ArticleU.S. Customs computer outage causes delays at some airports
(Reuters) - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) computer problem lasting about four hours hit several U.S. airports on Monday, causing long lines and delays at immigration checks as travelers...
View ArticleBaggage handler found locked in hold of Charlotte-Washington flight
(Reuters) - A baggage handler was found inside the cargo hold of a plane that had flown into Washington D.C. from Charlotte, North Carolina, airline staff said on Monday.Officials were still trying to...
View ArticleStorms that pounded U.S. South seen easing to light rain along East Coast
(Reuters) - A severe storm system that left five people dead in the U.S. South is expected to weaken significantly on Tuesday, bringing only light rainfall along the East Coast, officials said.The...
View ArticleNew York police search for thieves in $6 million New Year's jewelry heist
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - Thieves in New York broke into a jewelry wholesaler and made off with $6 million in valuables on New Year's Eve, just blocks from the nationally televised and highly...
View ArticleTrump criticizes Congress's move weakening ethics watchdog: Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized a congressional move to weaken a nonpartisan ethics watchdog, giving lawmakers greater control over an independent body...
View ArticleHouse speaker: House ethics watchdog will remain independent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday he has made clear to the House Ethics Committee chairman that the panel must not interfere with the Office Of Congressional Ethics...
View ArticleBond trader faces retrial as U.S. cracks down on Wall Street abuses
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - A former Jefferies Group Inc bond trader is going back on trial in federal court in Connecticut over whether he lied to customers about mortgage bond prices to boost...
View ArticleNew York governor proposes free tuition plan at state colleges
By Jonathan AllenNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed free tuition at the state's public colleges for students from low- and middle-income families on Tuesday, seizing on an...
View ArticleSmall plane crash in Arizona kills four
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - A small plane flying from Arizona to Colorado crashed northeast of the Phoenix area, killing all four people on board, sheriff's department and aviation officials...
View ArticleMaine governor signs measure allowing recreational marijuana use
(Reuters) - Maine Governor Paul LePage on Tuesday said he had signed a measure legalizing the recreational usage of marijuana in his state after voters approved the move in a November ballot...
View ArticleChief of FDA's criminal office to depart as Trump takes office
By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Karavetsos, director of the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), will depart the agency to join a private law firm,...
View ArticleChildren aged 7 to 17 killed in Texas home by toxic chemical gas
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Four children aged 7 to 17 died after a toxic gas leak from a pest control product at their home in Amarillo, Texas, fire officials said on Tuesday.Six others...
View ArticleCivil rights activists arrested protesting Trump's Attorney General pick
(Reuters) - Police in Alabama arrested six civil rights activists staging a sit-in at Senator Jeff Sessions' office on Tuesday to protest his nomination for U.S. Attorney General, criticizing his...
View ArticleConvicted mass killer Manson hospitalized outside prison: reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Convicted mass murderer Charles Manson was taken from a California prison, where he is serving a life term, to a hospital for an undisclosed medical issue on Tuesday, news media...
View ArticleNorth Dakota governor warns pipeline protesters of possible March flooding
By Timothy Mclaughlin(Reuters) - North Dakota's new governor warned on Tuesday that protesters remaining at the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline should vacate their main camp before...
View ArticleMassachusetts triple murderer's lawyer asks jury to spare him
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - Jurors should spare the life of a Massachusetts drifter who killed three men in separate 2001 attacks because a series of brain injuries suffered as young as age 5...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers hire Holder for fights with Trump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers in the California legislature said on Wednesday they retained former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help in any legal battles with President-elect...
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