Arizona mother kills three young sons, stabs self
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - A 29-year-old woman stabbed to death and partially dismembered her three young sons before seriously wounding herself inside a north Phoenix home where she lived,...
View ArticleChilean ex-soldier faces U.S. trial in death of singer Victor Jara
By Gram SlatterySANTIAGO (Reuters) - An army lieutenant under late Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet will face a civil trial in Florida this month for his involvement in the 1973 murder of Chilean...
View ArticleOhio man gets death sentence for murders of three women
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - Michael Madison, a East Cleveland man convicted of murdering three women and keeping their bodies wrapped in plastic as trophies, was sentenced on Thursday to death...
View Article4,700 Syrian refugees approved resettlement to U.S.: Homeland Security chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has approved 4,700 Syrian refugees who are awaiting resettlement to the country, while an additional 7,900 are awaiting security review, U.S. Homeland Security...
View ArticleRepublican House Speaker Ryan backs Trump after long courtship
By Steve Holland and Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the top elected Republican, ended a long period of soul-searching and endorsed Donald Trump for president on Thursday, a step toward...
View ArticleBritish Airways flight searched in U.S. after threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Air safety teams searched a British Airways jetliner upon landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday due to what officials called an unspecified security threat to...
View ArticleGuantanamo inmate testifies about torment by U.S. guards
By Lacey Ann JohnsonFORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) - A Guantanamo Bay detainee took the witness stand on Thursday to back up claims by a suspected Sept. 11 plotter who said guards at the U.S. prison used...
View ArticleU.S. imposes sanctions on three Burundian nationals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Treasury said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on two pro-government Burundian officials and a member of an armed opposition group for "engaging in actions...
View ArticleTwo jets from elite U.S. military squadrons crash, one pilot dead
(Reuters) - Two fighter jets from elite U.S. military demonstration squadrons crashed in separate incidents on Thursday, including one that had just done a flyover of the Air Force Academy graduation...
View ArticleMichigan will still give water to Flint after emergency ends
(Reuters) - Michigan will give supplies of water to Flint residents even after a federal emergency declaration over lead in drinking water expires on August 14, a state official said on...
View ArticleU.S. charges Harvard grad over alleged Ponzi-like currency scam
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Harvard University graduate has been criminally charged with fraudulently causing almost $20 million of losses for clients after falsely touting her currency...
View ArticleCivil liberties group challenges Alabama abortion restrictions
By Karen Brooks(Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union challenged in federal court in Alabama on Thursday new state abortion restrictions that limit the proximity of clinics to public schools...
View ArticleIn Alabama, 100,000 people told not to drink water due to contamination
By Karen Brooks(Reuters) - A water provider in northern Alabama warned more than 100,000 customers on Thursday not to drink or cook with tap water, saying it could be contaminated with potentially...
View ArticleNo charges against St. Louis police in black teen's death
By Sue BrittST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two St. Louis police officers will not face charges for the shooting death of a black teenager in August 2015, a Missouri prosecutor said on Thursday.Circuit Attorney...
View ArticleSEC names Christopher Hetner cyber-security adviser to Mary Jo White
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission named Christopher Hetner senior adviser to the chair as it looks to address rising instances of cyber attacks.The appointment comes two weeks...
View ArticleClinton casts Trump as dangerous clown in caustic speech on foreign policy
WASHINGTON | BY AMANDA BECKERU.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton lambasted Donald Trump's foreign policy platform as "dangerously incoherent" in a speech on Thursday that cast her...
View ArticleAirports go slow on Delta's plans to expand VIP security lanes
By Jeffrey DastinNEW YORK (Reuters) - As travelers face long waits for U.S. airport security checks, Delta Air Lines Inc wants to expand limited access lanes to allow its top fliers – and anyone who...
View ArticleMichigan House approves, sends school funding package to state Senate
(Reuters) - Michigan lawmakers on Thursday approved paying off a $467 million deficit incurred by Detroit Public Schools and to fund costs associated with creating a new school system, online...
View ArticleSister identifies Minnesota victim of UCLA shooter as Ashley Hasti
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The woman shot dead in her Minnesota home by a former University of California, Los Angeles, graduate student who killed a professor on campus was identified by her sister on...
View ArticleU.S. Army searches for four soldiers swept away in deadly Texas floods
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. Army is conducting an intensive search on Friday for four soldiers who went missing when a truck they were riding in overturned in a swollen creek at Fort Hood in...
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