Baltimore judge says second officer must testify in Freddie Gray case
By Ian Simpson(Reuters) - A Maryland judge ruled on Wednesday that a second Baltimore police officer must testify against two other officers also charged in the death of Freddie Gray a year ago.The...
View ArticleThousands light up at San Francisco park for 4/20 marijuana holiday
By Curtis SkinnerSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts gathered on "Hippie Hill" in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Wednesday to light up joints, pipes and bongs in...
View ArticleGeorgia kayaker disappeared to avoid facing sex-crime charges: police
(Reuters) - A Georgia kayaker reported missing was found in Oklahoma on Wednesday after apparently faking his disappearance to avoid facing charges he tried to have sex with a child, authorities said....
View ArticleOklahoma deputy thought he had Tased unarmed man he killed: lawyer
By Lenzy Krehbiel-BustonTULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - The reserve deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man was justified in his intended use of force, a defense attorney said in opening statements in his...
View ArticleJudge denies Redstone granddaughter's bid to join competency suit
By Lisa RichwineLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Sumner Redstone's granddaughter to join the media mogul's former girlfriend in a lawsuit that challenges the...
View ArticleTwo students sue Kansas State University over rape allegations
(Reuters) - Two Kansas State University students filed federal lawsuits against the school on Wednesday, saying it failed to investigate their allegations that they were raped at off-campus...
View ArticleU.S. court rejected claim FBI use of spy data is unconstitutional
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top judge on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled last year against a constitutional challenge to U.S. surveillance rules permitting the...
View ArticleWATCH : Gov. Walker to Support Trump if GOP Nominee
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker today said he would support whomever the eventual Republican presidential nominee is -- and that includes Donald Trump. During a stop in Green Bay...
View ArticleCalifornia communities beg for relief from drought restrictions
By Sharon BernsteinSACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California communities where a wet winter has filled reservoirs and begun ameliorating the state's catastrophic four-year drought begged water...
View ArticleU.S. border agents seize longest Mexico-California drug tunnel yet
By Marty GrahamSAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Federal agents have seized a ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana smuggled through a clandestine tunnel stretching a half mile beneath the U.S.-Mexico border,...
View ArticleChicago financing plan for 'Star Wars' museum draws mixed reviews
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to fold financing for a museum sought by "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas into a redo of the city's massive convention center got mixed...
View ArticleKansas governor eyes tobacco bonds for budget fix
(Reuters) - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback offered options on Wednesday for dealing with sinking revenue for the state's current and next budgets, including the sale of tobacco bonds.With the fiscal...
View ArticleCalifornia mass transit cracks down on 'seat hogs' and 'manspreaders'
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Subway etiquette in California is on the move. In the car-choked cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco, public transit commuters fed up with "seat hogs" and...
View ArticleAfter two months, Kalamazoo mass-shooting survivor Abigail Kopf leaves...
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) -- It was two months ago when 45-year-old Jason Dalton allegedly went on a shooting rampage that killed six and wounded a 25-year-old mother and 14-year-old Abigail Kopf.In fact,...
View ArticleU.S. judge rules search warrant in FBI child porn website probe invalid
By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday threw out the evidence against a Massachusetts man charged as part of an FBI investigation in which it secretly ran one of the largest child...
View ArticleFour killed in Alaska plane crash
(Reuters) - Four people were killed on Wednesday when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in Anchorage, Alaska, police said.The Cessna 172 aircraft went down in a heavily...
View ArticleSurvey shows plunging public support for TTIP in U.S. and Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for the transatlantic trade deal known as TTIP has fallen sharply in Germany and the United States, a survey showed on Thursday, days before Chancellor Angela Merkel and...
View ArticleFormer professional wrestler and entertainer Chyna dead at 45
(Reuters) - Former professional wrestler and reality television personality Chyna was found dead in her Los Angeles-area home on Wednesday, police said. She was 45 years old.Officers were called to...
View ArticleExclusive: Women, young more open on transgender issue in U.S. -...
By Daniel TrottaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Transgender Americans may find greater acceptance in the future, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll that shows young adults and women more open to people...
View ArticleWalgreens, Duane Reade settle NY overcharge probe
(Reuters) - Walgreen Co agreed to pay $500,000 and reform its advertising practices to settle allegations its Walgreens and Duane Reade stores in New York routinely overcharged consumers and tricked...
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