Arizona wildfire burns near site of 2013 blaze that killed 19 firefighters
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - A major brush fire burned on Wednesday in central Arizona forcing roughly 250 residents to evacuate a small town near the site where 19 firefighters died in another...
View ArticleGeorgia man shot by police who may have gone to wrong home: state agency
(Reuters) - An armed man was shot during a stand-off in the Atlanta area with police who may have responded to the wrong address after reports of shots fired, a state investigation agency said on...
View ArticleThird Baltimore policeman goes on trial for murder in Freddie Gray death
(Reuters) - A Baltimore police officer charged with murder in the 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray goes on trial on Thursday as Maryland prosecutors seek their first conviction in the...
View ArticleHundreds turn out for memorial bike ride in Kalamazoo [PHOTOS, AUDIO]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) -- Members of the Kalamazoo biking community came out in great numbers Wednesday nigh for a hastily-arranged but well-attended silent bike ride to honor the victims of Tuesday...
View ArticleWarren to keep up assault on White House hopeful Trump over judge comments
By Alana WiseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will keep up her assault on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday in a strongly worded speech labeling...
View ArticleEx-NFL star Aaron Hernandez signs new lawyers for double-murder trial
BOSTON (Reuters) - Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who was found guilty last year of killing an acquaintance, has hired new lawyers, including the man who successfully defended a...
View ArticleWhite House supports House Puerto Rico debt legislation: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said it supports legislation, aimed at helping Puerto Rico dig out of its $70 billion debt crisis, that is set for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on...
View ArticleVirginia man charged with supporting Islamic State
By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Virginia man who allegedly trained with Islamic State for nearly one month earlier this year was charged with providing material support to the militant group,...
View ArticleEfforts to cut U.S. airport security delays not sustainable: American...
By Jeffrey DastinNEW YORK (Reuters) - Airlines' efforts to help the U.S. government manage long airport security lines are not sustainable, the chief executive of American Airlines Group Inc said in an...
View ArticleTop court says judge should have stepped aside in death penalty case
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, siding with a death row inmate, ruled on Thursday that Pennsylvania's former top judge should have stepped aside when his court heard a...
View ArticleWind-tossed beach umbrella kills Virginia woman -police
(Reuters) - A wind-driven beach umbrella struck and killed a 55-year-old woman in Virginia Beach, Virginia, local police said.The woman, Lottie Michelle Belk, of Chester, Virginia, was hit when a...
View ArticleNew Jersey top court sides with state in high-stakes pension case
(Reuters) - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the state's 2011 public pension reform did not improperly freeze retirees' cost-of-living increases in a case that could have cost the...
View ArticleTop Trump donors to meet amid growing concerns about campaign, fundraising chaos
By Michelle ConlinNEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's national finance team is holding its first official meeting on Thursday amid growing concerns about the Republican presidential candidate's lack of...
View ArticleTexas, 20 other states to sue Delaware over unclaimed checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas and 20 other states will file a lawsuit on Thursday in the U.S. Supreme Court against Delaware, alleging the state has violated federal law for years by claiming unclaimed...
View ArticleAirlines, unions to expand pilot support networks after Germanwings crash: FAA
(Reuters) - The U.S. government, airlines and unions have agreed to expand pilot support networks in the wake of a Germanwings flight last year that a co-pilot crashed into the French Alps, killing all...
View ArticleSanders discusses next steps with Obama after Democratic primaries
By Roberta RamptonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders returned to Washington for high-level talks on Thursday, including a meeting with President Barack Obama, as Democrats pressured him...
View ArticleCalifornia attorney general slams sentence in Stanford sex assault case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the leading U.S. Senate candidate from the state, has joined the outpouring of criticism against a six-month jail sentence given to a...
View ArticleLast goodbye to Muhammad Ali culminates with emotional memorial service
By Nick Carey and Steve BittenbenderLOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - Religious and political leaders of many stripes joined the sports world and tens of thousands of ordinary mourners on Friday to bid...
View ArticleCollege dorms a new front in U.S. battle over transgender rights
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - As lawmakers across the United States battle over whether to allow transgender Americans to use public restrooms that match their gender identities, universities are...
View ArticleAmerican Indians grapple with land divided by history
By Ellen WulfhorstPRYOR, Montana (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Irma Bird Hat, a member of the Crow Indian tribe, started digging out the documents she needed to write her will, the retired health...
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