Officer testifies van driver left detainee Freddie Gray unattended
By Donna OwensBALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore police van driver who transported black detainee Freddie Gray left him unattended after the ride in which he broke his neck, a police officer testified...
View ArticleDon't Limit Freedoms After Attack
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Questions continue following Sunday's massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, which saw at least fifty people killed, including the gunman, and dozens more injured.29 year old...
View ArticleU.S. Justice Dept sues Michigan alleging gender-based discrimination
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had filed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Corrections alleging gender-based employment discrimination...
View ArticleFAA proposes fining Amazon $350,000 for hazardous package
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it is proposing a $350,000 civil fine against Amazon.com Inc for shipping a product that allegedly...
View ArticleFlorida nightclub massacre prompts Rubio to reconsider political future
By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who announced his retirement from the Senate after ending his Republican presidential bid in March, said on Monday he would reconsider...
View ArticleU.S. urges United Nations to unite for gay rights
By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States appealed on Monday for the United Nations to unite to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, not just express...
View ArticleVictim's last Snapchat starts with dancing, ends in gunfire
By Angela MoonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Amanda Alvear's last Snapchat video post begins with a shot of her on the dance floor of an Orlando nightclub surrounded by friends. It ends with gunshots ringing out...
View ArticleMayor of Flint, Michigan did not violate ethics amid water crisis: attorney
(Reuters) - The mayor of Flint, Michigan, did not redirect donations to her personal campaign from a charity meant to help families hurt by a water crisis in the city, an independent attorney said on...
View ArticleU.S. judge orders jury trial for accused Charleston church shooter
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - The white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a South Carolina church last June will face a trial by jury...
View ArticleDemocrats link guns to terrorism, turn to gun control after Orlando
By Richard Cowan and Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama lamented the ease with which extremists can get firearms in the United States as "crazy" and Hillary Clinton said...
View ArticleEx-California lawmaker to plead guilty in corruption case: prosecutors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former California state senator accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents has agreed to plead guilty to one...
View ArticleHispanics shaken by heavy toll at Orlando club massacre
By Letitia Stein and Fiona OrtizORLANDO, Fla./CHICAGO (Reuters) - It was a carefree "vacilón" - a pumped up party - at Orlando's Pulse nightclub on Saturday night, full of Latinos dancing to salsa,...
View ArticleBuy a Flag Flown Over the U.S. Capitol
It is Flag Day on June 14! And, did you know that you can purchase a flag that flew over the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C.? And, you can even request it be flown on a specific date.This can be...
View ArticleNew Feature from GMC Reminds Parents to Check Back Seat
Heatstroke was the leading cause of non-crash vehicle-related fatalities for children age 14 and younger, according to the National Transportation Highway Authority. So far this year, 12 kids have died...
View ArticleU.S. court backs landmark Obama internet equal-access rules
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld the Obama administration's landmark rules barring internet service providers from obstructing or slowing down consumer access to...
View ArticleTwo men convicted in Oklahoma murder of 'Cathouse' prostitute
By Heide BrandesOKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma jury convicted two men of killing four people in a 2009 drug house murder spree whose victims included a former prostitute featured on the HBO...
View ArticlePeters' pipeline safety bill on Obama's desk
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO-AM) -- A bill aimed at improving the safety and supervision of oil pipelines is now on President Obama's desk.It was sponsored by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan.It would...
View ArticleJuror in Stanford sex assault trial: 'justice not served': report
(Reuters) - A juror in the Stanford University sexual assault case wrote to the judge expressing his disappointment over what was seen by many as a very lenient sentence handed down to former...
View ArticleGuilty plea seen for Wall Street scion Caspersen in fraud case
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street executive Andrew Caspersen will likely plead guilty next month to criminal charges over an alleged $150 million fraud scheme, after compulsive...
View ArticleBaltimore's National Aquarium to create first U.S. dolphin sanctuary
(Reuters) - Baltimore's National Aquarium will create the first U.S. dolphin sanctuary and transfer its eight Atlantic bottlenose dolphins there, the aquarium said on Tuesday.The move comes after five...
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