Accused killer Jason Dalton will present an insanity defense
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) -- Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting has announced that suspected mass murderer Jason Dalton will be claiming he was insane when he committed the shootings that left six dead...
View ArticleLos Angeles jury calls for death penalty in 'Grim Sleeper' trial
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury recommended the death penalty on Monday for the former sanitation worker they convicted of carrying out a string of murders dating back three...
View ArticleClinton brother-in-law arrested for DUI in California: police, media
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law Roger was released from a southern California jail on Monday after he was arrested for suspicion of driving under the...
View ArticleWATCH: Ryan Attacked by Challenger on Border Issue
UNDATED (WTAQ) - The Republican challenger facing U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan in a primary challenge has released his first video ad of the campaign.The ad (which you can watch above) begins with Paul...
View ArticleU.S. man pleads guilty to hoax threat to blow up Statue of Liberty
By Brendan PiersonNEW YORK (Reuters) - A West Virginia man on Monday pleaded guilty to making a hoax threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty last year, which prompted the evacuation of thousands of...
View ArticleWhich ‘La Raza’? Trump comments cause confusion over group's role
By Emily FlitterNEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attacks on a federal judge of Mexican heritage have ignited hundreds of postings on social media about an advocacy group for Latinos that some Trump...
View ArticleAccused Michigan Uber shooter to use insanity defense: prosecutor
By Justin Madden(Reuters) - The Michigan Uber driver charged with murdering six people during a shooting spree in February plans to use insanity as a defense in his trial, the prosecutor in the case...
View ArticleTexas county agrees to remove crosses from police cars
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A rural Texas county has reached a deal to remove cross image decals from their police cars and ban "political, religious, commercial or personal" phrases or...
View ArticlePetition seeking removal of Stanford rape case judge draws wide support
By Amy Tennery(Reuters) - A petition calling to remove from the bench the judge whose sentencing in a high-profile Stanford University rape case has sparked outrage had attracted close to 100,000...
View ArticleTropical Storm Colin gains speed, barrels toward Florida
TAMPA, FLA. | BY LETITIA STEINTropical Storm Colin picked up speed over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as it headed toward Florida's northwest coast, unleashing thunderstorms and flooding, while the...
View ArticleClinton clinches Democratic nomination: AP delegate count
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, the Associated Press said on Monday, putting her on course to become...
View ArticleTexas man who spent about 20 years on death row cleared of murder charges
By Marice RichterDALLAS (Reuters) - Murder charges were dismissed on Monday against a former Texas prisoner released from jail in 1999 after serving about 20 years on death row for the rape and murder...
View ArticleDrones emerge from shadows to become key cog in U.S. war machine
By Josh SmithKANDAHAR, Afghanistan/CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (Reuters) - When U.S. drones obliterated a car carrying Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour last month, it was the kind of targeted...
View ArticleDrenching U.S. Southeast, Tropical Storm Colin heads to Atlantic
By Letitia SteinTAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Colin blasted torrential rain and winds across the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday, triggering a mix of floods, hazardous surf and other severe weather...
View ArticleHelen Chavez, widow of late labor leader Cesar Chavez, dies at 88
(Reuters) - Helen Chavez, the widow of the late labor leader Cesar Chavez, died in California at age 88 on Monday, said the United Farm Workers of America, an labor organization that her husband helped...
View ArticleDistrict of Columbia to vote on $15/hour minimum wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia's city council is set to vote on Tuesday on a $15-an-hour minimum wage, a rate adopted by a growing number of U.S. cities and states seeking to battle...
View ArticleMinnesota Governor Declares Today "Prince Day"
Prince would have been 58 years old today. The governor of Minnesota has declared today "Prince Day."As for the latest with his estate: it appears issues over who is and isn't legally related to Prince...
View ArticleCalifornia man sentenced to 12 years for attempting to join Islamic State
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who pleaded guilty to trying to join the Islamic State militant group in Syria was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison, the U.S. Justice...
View ArticleSouth Dakota to join transgender bathroom fight against White House
PIERRE, SD (KELO-AM) South Dakota plans to join the legal challenge against President Obama's transgender bathroom directive.South Dakota will join 11 other states fighting the Obama Administration's...
View ArticleNovember trial set in U.S. case against accused Charleston church shooter
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday set a Nov. 7 date for the federal trial of the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack...
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