Pennsylvania mother, boyfriend raped and dismembered daughter: police
By David DeKokHARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Authorities in suburban Philadelphia have charged a man and woman of raping, murdering and dismembering the woman's 14-year-old adopted daughter to fulfill a...
View ArticleU.S. judge supervising Oakland police, California prisons to retire
By Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The federal judge overseeing California's prison healthcare system and the city of Oakland's police department plans to retire in August, raising questions about...
View ArticleSen. Johnson Looking Towards Trump's Term
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wisconsin Radio Network) -- U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says he’s “excited” about working with the incoming Donald Trump administration. In a radio interview, the Wisconsin Republican...
View ArticleSouth Carolina church shooter refuses to defend himself
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - White supremacist Dylann Roof on Monday stood by his pledge not to testify or call any witnesses who might persuade jurors not to sentence him to death for...
View ArticleNew York City's closest nuclear power plant to shut by 2021
(Reuters) - Entergy Corp's over 40-year old Indian Point nuclear power plant will be shut by 2021 because of concerns for the safety of millions of New Yorkers in and around the Big Apple, Governor...
View ArticleNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo stakes out progressive turf
By Hilary RussNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo positioned his state on Monday as the "progressive capital of the nation" and proposed policies to drive a middle-class economic...
View ArticleFlorida police officer fatally shot, deputy dies in manhunt
By Jon Herskovitz(Reuters) - A man wanted for killing his former girlfriend fatally shot an Orlando, Florida, police officer on Monday, authorities said, prompting a manhunt and a reward of up to...
View ArticleMassachusetts triple murderer sentenced to death for 2001 rampage
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man who admitted to killing three people in a multiday 2001 rampage in two states was sentenced to death by a federal jury on Monday after a two-month...
View ArticleJewish centers report bomb threats in several U.S. states
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jewish community centers in several U.S. states were evacuated on Monday after they reported receiving bomb threats, according to the organizations and national umbrella...
View ArticleFort Worth officer in viral arrest video suspended for 10 days
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The white Fort Worth police officer seen in a viral video wrestling to the ground and arresting a black woman who called police to report a neighbor choking...
View ArticleFTC charges racecar driver Tucker's brother with selling fake debt
(Reuters) - A federal judge has blocked a brother of professional racecar driver and payday loan businessman Scott Tucker from selling bogus debt portfolios to collection agencies, which have used them...
View ArticleWashington pot protesters have wary eye on Trump's attorney general pick
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-marijuana activists planning to light thousands of joints at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in a call for national legalization of the drug fear a...
View ArticleTribune Co shareholders' legal woes over 2007 buyout near end
By Tracy RucinskiCHICAGO (Reuters) - A New York federal judge has shot down an effort by creditors of the former Tribune Co to claw back $8 billion from shareholders who sold stock in the publisher's...
View ArticleACLU and Kentucky's only abortion clinic sue over ultrasound law
By Steve BittenbenderLOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union sued Kentucky state officials on Monday to block a new law that requires women seeking an abortion to first undergo...
View ArticleKerry apologizes for past firings of gay U.S. State Department staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday apologized to hundreds of State Department employees who were fired after the start of the Cold War for being gay in what is known as...
View ArticleIllinois governor pans state legislature's Chicago pension fix
By Dave McKinneyCHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signaled a likely veto on Monday of newly passed legislation to stave off possible insolvency for two of Chicago's pension...
View ArticleU.S. charges three traders in forex rigging probe
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday brought charges against three former traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co , Citigroup Inc and Barclays Plc arising from a global...
View ArticleSudan diplomat freed after sex abuse charge on New York subway
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Sudanese diplomat was arrested in New York City and charged with sexually rubbing up against a woman in a subway car but the charges were dropped and he was...
View ArticlePrankster behind 'Hollyweed' sign surrenders to Los Angeles police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A prankster who altered the iconic "Hollywood" sign in Los Angeles to make it read "Hollyweed" has surrendered to police and been charged with trespassing, a city official...
View ArticleOklahoma woman gets life in prison for killing four at parade
(Reuters) - A woman was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after she pleaded no contest to charges she killed four people and injured some 40 others by plowing her car into a crowd at Oklahoma...
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