Obama: Muhammad Ali 'fought for us'
PALM CITY, Fla (Reuters) - President Barack Obama paid tribute on Saturday to boxer Muhammad Ali, saying his fight for racial justice and religious tolerance "shook up the world" and was an...
View ArticleFire extinguished in Oregon after train carrying oil derails
(Reuters) - Fire crews have extinguished a fire that raged in Oregon after a Union Pacific Corp train carrying crude oil derailed on Friday and burst into flames, the Federal Rail Administration...
View ArticleLouisiana, Mississippi areas under flood watch as Texas floods spread
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - Torrential rains in Texas which caused flooding that killed 16 people this week have spread to southern Louisiana, leaving parts of that state and Mississippi under a...
View ArticleMilitary identifies Fort Hood soldiers killed in Texas floods
(Reuters) - The U.S. military released the names on Saturday of eight of nine soldiers who were killed this week when their vehicle overturned in flood waters in Texas.The soldiers died when their...
View ArticleSouthern California brush fire threatens homes, prompts evacuations
(Reuters) - A brush fire outside Los Angeles was threatening thousands of homes and has prompted mandatory evacuation of local residents, authorities said on Saturday.The 200-acre brush fire in...
View ArticleCalifornia or bust? Clinton hopes to strike gold in pivotal vote
By James Oliphant and Dan WhitcombWASHINGTON/LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) - If Hillary Clinton ends up losing California to Bernie Sanders, it will be because of voters like Nallely Perez.Perez...
View ArticleMemphis policeman dies after being hit by car during pursuit
(Reuters) - A Memphis police officer died after being struck by the vehicle of a fleeing suspect, who was being pursued following several local shootings, authorities said.Officer Verdell Smith, 46,...
View ArticleStorms threaten East Coast; Florida under tropical storm warning
By Letitia SteinTAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - While the U.S. West Coast sweated out a heat wave, forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms along the East Coast on Sunday and issued a tropical storm warning...
View ArticleAmerican Muslims remember Ali as hero for their faith
By Daniel Trotta and Alex DobuzinskisNEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The death of boxing great Muhammad Ali cost American Muslims perhaps their greatest hero, a goodwill ambassador for Islam in a...
View ArticleCleanup underway after Oregon train carrying oil derailed
(Reuters) - Most of the cars from a Union Pacific train carrying crude oil that derailed and burst into flames in Oregon on Friday have been removed and the remaining oil will be hauled away on flatbed...
View ArticleTropical Storm Colin threatens Florida, U.S. Southeast
By Letitia SteinTAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida braced for flooding and strong winds as Tropical Storm Colin churned toward the state's northern Gulf Coast on Monday, and was expected to make landfall...
View ArticleGunman who killed two in Florida shot dead by police
(Reuters) - Police on Sunday shot dead a gunman who allegedly killed two people in Florida, authorities said.Cape Coral police said the bloodshed began late Sunday afternoon when they responded to...
View ArticleSurprise Kanye West concert canceled, fans jam Manhattan street
(Reuters) - A concert by rapper Kanye West was called off early on Monday, leaving thousands of fans massed outside the Manhattan venue where the surprise gig was meant to have taken place.West had...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court to consider revealing 'Bridgegate' co-conspirators
By Joseph Ax(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday is set to consider whether to make public a list of unindicted co-conspirators in the "Bridgegate" criminal prosecution involving allies of New...
View ArticleDriver injured trying to dodge deer on I-94
ROTHSAY, MINN. (KFGO-AM) - A Fargo man was injured when he swerved to avoid hittting a deer and rolled his car.32-year old Joshua Voytek was west-bound on I-94 near Rothsay early Sunda when the crash...
View ArticleU.S. top court to consider Texas death row inmate's appeal
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a convicted Texas murderer's appeal arguing that the more than 35 years he has spent on death row violates the...
View ArticleMassachusetts securities regulator hunts for 'rogue' brokers
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts' top securities regulator said on Monday he is doing a sweep of 241 brokerage firms to keep "rogue" brokers out of his state.“My office diligently works to keep the bad...
View ArticleNew York City ad campaign supports transgender bathroom rights
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced a citywide advertising campaign supporting a person's right to use bathrooms corresponding with his or her gender identity, wading...
View ArticleConnecticut teen sentenced to 25 years for 2014 prom-day slaying
(Reuters) - A Connecticut teenager was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday for stabbing to death a female classmate in a school hallway hours before their 2014 junior prom.Christopher Plaskon, 19,...
View ArticleEx-drug executive Shkreli pleads not guilty to latest charge
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, a lightning rod for outrage over soaring U.S. prescription drug prices, pleaded not guilty on Monday to an additional...
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