Obama, Clinton scold Trump over proposed Muslim ban
By Steve Holland and Roberta RamptonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic President Barack Obama denounced Donald Trump for his proposed U.S. ban on Muslim immigrants on Tuesday, joining Hillary Clinton in...
View ArticlePolice fatally shoot armed hostage-taker at Texas Walmart
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - An armed man was fatally shot by police after holding two people hostage in an Amarillo, Texas, Walmart store on Tuesday in an incident law enforcement described as workplace...
View ArticleTexas judge drops misdemeanor charge against anti-abortion activist
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Tuesday dropped a misdemeanor charge regarding the purchase of human tissue against an anti-abortion activist indicted for using a fake...
View ArticleChicago cop relieved of duties after head-stomping caught on video
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago police officer has been relieved of his duties after a video posted online showed him stomping on a man's head during an attempted arrest, officials said on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to probation for graffiti at seven U.S. national parks
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - A woman who defaced rock formations in seven U.S. national parks with drawings, then photographed and posted the graffiti on social media has been sentenced to probation...
View ArticleU.S. doctors call gun violence a 'public health crisis'
By Susan KellyCHICAGO (Reuters) - The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history has prompted the American Medical Association to call gun violence a "public health crisis" and urge that Congress fund...
View ArticleArmed man arrested en route to L.A. gay pride event charged
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 20-year-old Indiana man who was arrested on his way to a Los Angeles-area gay pride parade after police said they found guns and bomb-making chemicals in his...
View ArticleEmployee charged with murder in death of New York chiropractor
By Laila KearneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - A 60-year-old chiropractor in upstate New York, whose death last year was originally attributed to natural causes, was poisoned by her 23-year-old employee who has...
View ArticleMetals company CEO pleads guilty in New York over Iran exports
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - A New York City man who runs a metallurgy company pleaded guilty on Tuesday to having conspired to illegally export missile-grade metallic powder to Iran, the U.S....
View ArticleOver $5.3 million raised for Orlando club shooting victims
(Reuters) - Corporate and individual donors have given more than $5.3 million to help victims of Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida by a gunman who killed 49 people and wounded 53,...
View ArticleTight security planned for Charleston shooting anniversary events
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Security will be high at events in Charleston commemorating a mass shooting at an African-American church in which nine people died a year ago this week,...
View ArticleBuffett says anonymous woman wins $3.46 million charity auction for lunch
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Tuesday said the anonymous bidder who agreed last week at an annual charity auction to pay $3,456,789 to have lunch with him, matching the previous...
View ArticleMan arrested over Los Angeles fire that killed five homeless people
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four homeless people were found dead on Tuesday inside a burned-out office building near downtown Los Angeles, bringing to five the death toll from a fire a...
View ArticleArmstrong, other cyclists complete Kalamazoo ride [PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) -- An estimated 800 to 900 cyclists appeared Tuesday evening in near-perfect conditions to complete the ride started by of nine members of the Chain Gang who were run down by a man...
View ArticleU.S. Southern Baptists repudiate Confederate flag
(Reuters) - The U.S. Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution on Tuesday repudiating the Confederate battle flag as an emblem of slavery, marking the latest bid for racial reconciliation by...
View ArticleNo makeup ACT test for South Korea, HK after leak cancellation
(Reuters) - There will be no makeup ACT college-entrance exam held in South Korea and Hong Kong, which is used to gain entry to U.S. universities, after the weekend cancellation of the tests due to...
View ArticleNorth Dakotans soundly reject corporate farming measure
(Reuters) - North Dakotans on Tuesday soundly rejected a law enacted last year that changed decades of family-farming rules in the state by allowing corporations to own and operate dairy and hog...
View ArticleBoy's body recovered after gator attack at Florida Disney resort
By Barbara ListonORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Police divers on Wednesday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney...
View ArticleKellogg's Recalls Snacks and Cookies Because of Peanut Residue
Kellogg Co. is voluntarily recalling some snacks and cookies because the products may contain "undeclared peanut residue," the company said.The Battle Creek-based cereal giant said the recall was...
View ArticleLighten up at airport security lines, U.S. judge tells travelers
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - It is the job of airport security screeners to stop terrorists, not to referee disputes between passengers waiting on line, a U.S. magistrate judge has ruled, in...
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