Virginia school board to seek review of transgender ruling
(Reuters) - A Virginia school board will ask the Supreme Court to review a court ruling that gave a transgender high school student access to the bathroom of his gender identity, the panel said on...
View ArticleOklahoma police find no evidence of McClendon suicide
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oklahoma City police said on Tuesday an inquiry found no evidence suggesting oilman Aubrey McClendon committed suicide when he died in a fiery crash in March, but acknowledged his...
View ArticleFive guards at NYC's Rikers Island convicted in inmate beating
By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - Five correction officers at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex were convicted on Tuesday in the 2012 beating of an inmate that left him with fractured...
View ArticleClinton leads Trump by 10 points in White House matchup: poll
By Chris Kahn(Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump trails Democrat Hillary Clinton by 10 points in the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a poll released on Tuesday, showing little change from a...
View ArticleOhio State disciplines 85 veterinary students for cheating
(Reuters) - Eighty-five students have been disciplined for cheating on quizzes and tests at Ohio State University veterinary school, the university said on Tuesday.The university found in an...
View ArticleMurder convictions overturned in case of Michigan man who confessed when 14
(This June 7 story corrects national tally of exonerations in fifth paragraph.)(Reuters) - A Michigan court threw out the convictions and sentence of a man who was 14 when he pleaded guilty to a 2007...
View ArticlePressure builds on judge over California sexual assault case
By Alex Dobuzinskis and Amy Tennery(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer on Monday decried a California judge's decision to sentence a college athlete to just six months in jail for sexual assault,...
View ArticleFive cyclists killed, four injured in Michigan car crash
(Reuters) - Five cyclists were killed and four injured on Tuesday evening when a pickup truck collided with a cycling group along a road in southwest Michigan, officials said.The cyclists were struck...
View ArticleUPDATE: Five bicyclists dead in Kalamazoo County wreck [PHOTOS]
UPDATE - 6/8 at 10:05 a.m.: State Sen. Margaret O' Brien, R-Portage, has released a statement:"Kalamazoo County has again experienced a senseless tragedy. Nine people were randomly attacked while...
View ArticleUCLA to launch task force and investigation into campus shooting
(Reuters) - A week after a gunman shot and killed a UCLA professor and then himself, the university has begun a security analysis of its campus and will launch a task force to ensure that lessons...
View ArticleU.S. judge probes Uber over allegations of fraud in antitrust case
By Heather Somerville and Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber must hand over documents to a New York judge probing whether private investigators hired by the ride-hailing company fraudulently...
View ArticleBlue Angels cancels two air show appearances after Tennessee crash death
(Reuters) - The Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron has canceled appearances at two upcoming shows in Ohio and New York days after one of its pilots was killed in a crash, the Navy said....
View ArticleTwo South Carolina Air National Guard pilots survive mid-air crash
(Reuters) - Two South Carolina Air National Guard fighter pilots ejected safely from their jets after they collided over eastern Georgia while performing routine night operations, the National Guard...
View ArticleVW receives regulatory approval for fixes on 1.1 million cars
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Wednesday it received regulatory approval to fix another 1.1 million cars, raising the number of VW models cleared for refitting to more than 2.5 million since the...
View ArticleOpponents say Massachusetts pot initiative text is hazy on food
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - A ballot initiative that would allow Massachusetts voters to legalize recreational marijuana use is fatally flawed because it does not explicitly say it would also...
View ArticleUnion head, financier arrested in NYC corruption probe
By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - The powerful head of New York City's prison guard union and a hedge fund financier were arrested early on Wednesday morning, the latest fallout from a wide-ranging...
View ArticleRecall on Pretzels Due to Peanut Residue
Time to check the cupboards for a popular snack that is being recalled. Frito Lay is recalling thousands of bags of Rold Gold pretzels because they may contain peanuts not listed on the labels. The...
View ArticleChicago man arrested for murder just after suing police
By Fiona OrtizCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of murder, shortly after he left his own news conference where he announced he was suing the city for $15 million...
View ArticleNew York mayor strives to stay the course as probe queries persist
By Edward Krudy and Gina CherelusNEW YORK (Reuters) - Corruption charges against a union leader and a financier stemming from state and federal investigations that include an examination of New York...
View ArticleU.S. House Speaker Ryan offers election-year security agenda
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled a national security policy featuring stronger defense on Thursday, the next step in a conservative policy agenda rolling...
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