Trial begins of Ohio man accused of leaving dead baby in apartment
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - A man accused of leaving his deceased infant daughter in an apartment last summer went on trial on Monday in northeast Ohio on charges related to the child's...
View ArticleNew York energy investor indicted for $45 million tax scheme
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York energy investor has been indicted for engaging in a multiyear scheme to evade paying over $45 million in taxes in connection with the sale of an oil...
View ArticleJudge halts Ohio law that blocked funds for Planned Parenthood
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - A federal judge in Cincinnati temporarily blocked the implementation of a state law that would have effectively de-funded 28 Ohio Planned Parenthood clinics, in a...
View ArticleHead of security for TSA removed from post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of security for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration has been removed from his position, according to an internal TSA memo on Monday seen by Reuters, after...
View ArticleOklahoma bill cracks down on sex crimes with passed-out victims
By Heide BrandesOKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma bill to ensure sex crimes do not go unpunished because victims were unconscious or intoxicated when they occurred headed to the governor on Monday...
View ArticleCanadian-Iranian citizen sentenced in U.S. for violating Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Canadian-Iranian dual citizen was sentenced in the United States to three years in prison for violating sanctions against Iran, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.Ali...
View ArticleChildren of man killed by Ohio college police officer each get $218,000 in...
(Reuters) - The 13 children of a black man killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop will each receive about $218,000 plus free college tuition under a roughly $5...
View ArticlePittsburgh man convicted in killings of Iowa lawmaker's sisters
(Reuters) - A Pittsburgh man was convicted on Monday of killing two of his neighbors, who were the sisters of an Iowa state lawmaker, during a robbery at their home in 2014, authorities said.Allen...
View ArticleHouse rejects bill requiring carriers to share phone location
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted down on Monday a measure that would have compelled cell phone carriers to disclose a phone's location with law enforcement...
View ArticleU.S. e-cigarette use stalls as health concerns grow: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jilian MincerNEW YORK (Reuters) - Use of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices has stalled in the United States as more Americans question their safety, according to a new online...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood sued over Colorado abortion clinic shooting
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - The widow of a man fatally shot at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Colorado and a woman wounded in the same 2015 attack are suing the facility over lax...
View ArticleFinancial tech startups compete for overlooked U.S. immigrant market
By Gabriel StargardterMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - For two decades, Noe Sanchez sent money from California to his father in Mexico City through storefront outlets of traditional remittance firms such as...
View ArticleCosby to return to court in criminal sexual assault case
By Joseph Ax(Reuters) - Bill Cosby was set to return to criminal court on Tuesday for the first time since his lawyers' failed effort to have the sexual assault charges against him thrown...
View ArticleNew York inmate photo makes it to Facebook, despite cellphone ban
By Marcus E. HowardNEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Department of Corrections said on Tuesday it was investigating what appears to be a photo of inmates from Rikers Island jail taken with a...
View ArticleHacker who exposed Hillary Clinton's email server expected to plead guilty
By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Romanian computer hacker who revealed the existence of a private email server used by Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state is expected to plead...
View ArticleKen Starr reportedly fired as Baylor president; university declines comment
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Baylor University declined to comment on reports on Tuesday that Kenneth Starr, the former independent counsel charged with investigating Bill Clinton during...
View ArticleSchool Phone Threat Investigation a Big Undertaking
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - One day after four schools in our region received threatening phone calls, police are now faced with the task of figuring out who was on the other end of the line."Our school...
View ArticleLouisiana governor to sign law making police killings hate crimes
By Karen Brooks(Reuters) - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards plans to sign legislation making it a hate crime to kill a police officer or another first responder, bolstering penalties for an offense...
View ArticleFerguson city attorney steps down after criticism
By Fiona Ortiz(Reuters) - The city attorney for Ferguson, Missouri, who was criticized in a U.S. Justice Department report on policing in the town, said on Tuesday she is stepping down.Stephanie Karr,...
View ArticleSenator John Thune applauds Facebook changes
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO-AM) Facebook is making changes to its Trending Topics feature, following a letter of inquiry from South Dakota Senator John Thune (R), Chairman of the Commerce Committee."Facebook...
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