Convicted spy Pollard urges reversal of U.S. parole conditions
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy U.S intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, asked a judge on Friday to overturn restrictive probation conditions...
View ArticleFatal shooting rampage in Munich, Germany
(REUTERS) Gunmen went on a shooting rampage in a shopping mall in the southern German city of Munich on Friday, killing and wounding many people, police said.Authorities were evacuating people from...
View ArticleDeal struck for New Jersey gasoline tax increase to fund road projects
By Hilary RussNEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's two top Democratic leaders said on Friday that they reached an agreement on raising the state gasoline tax to pay for road, bridge and mass transit...
View ArticleMichigan courthouse shooter vowed in a letter to escape or die
(Reuters) - A Michigan inmate who was killed last week after he grabbed an officer's gun in a courthouse and shot dead two bailiffs had earlier written a letter to his ex-wife vowing to escape or to...
View ArticleFirst baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
(Reuters) - New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly related to exposure to the Zika virus, health officials said on Friday.New York City Department...
View ArticleTwo Florida officers on leave after shooting of unarmed black man
By Zachary FagensonMIAMI (Reuters) - Two Florida police officers have been placed on leave after an unarmed black man seen on cellphone video with his hands in the air was shot and wounded this week,...
View ArticleTrump pulls nearly even with Clinton after Republican convention:...
By Chris KahnNEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled nearly even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the first time since May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos...
View ArticleThree Florida men charged with attempting to support Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three Florida men were charged on Friday with attempting to support Islamic State, the latest in a string of similar U.S. prosecutions in recent years.U.S. prosecutors said Gregory...
View ArticleFlorida tests more than 200 residents in Zika probe
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Health authorities in Florida have tested about 200 people for the Zika virus as part of the state's investigation of two possible cases of infections not...
View ArticleNew York pizzeria owner, son guilty in U.S. drug case tied to Italian mafia
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York pizzeria owner and his son were found guilty on Friday of importing over 50 kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Costa Rica, in a case born...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawyer gets six months in prison for insider trading
By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - A former partner at the law firm Fox Rothschild was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for trading on inside information that a client at his law firm was about to...
View ArticleCalifornia governor signs bill to require registration of 'ghost guns'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday a bill to require anyone planning to build a homemade firearm to first obtain a serial number for the weapon and submit...
View ArticleVirginia's top court rules against move to restore felons' voting rights
By Gary RobertsonRICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - The Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Friday against Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe's order restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 felons who...
View ArticleU.S. accuses three more of multimillion-dollar text message scam
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday unveiled an indictment against three men for engaging in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud consumers by charging unsuspecting mobile...
View ArticleAlaska's top court rejects parental notice for abortions
By Eric M. JohnsonSEATTLE (Reuters) - An Alaska law requiring doctors to notify the parents of girls under the age of 18 seeking an abortion violates the state's constitution and cannot be enforced,...
View ArticleDallas police job applications surge after fatal ambush attacks
By Lisa Maria GarzaDALLAS (Reuters) - The Dallas Police Department, which was struggling to recruit officers, has seen a surge in job applications after the ambush shooting this month that killed five...
View ArticleHornets co-owner hits out at All Star Game move
(Reuters) - Hornets co-owner Felix Sabates has blasted the NBA’s decision to move the 2017 All Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina due to its objections to a state law decried as discriminatory...
View ArticleHawaii issues emergency proclamation ahead of Tropical Storm Darby
(Reuters) - Hawaii Governor David Ige on Friday issued an emergency proclamation ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Darby, a storm that could reach land over the next day bringing with it heavy...
View ArticleResidents flee as wildfire threatens homes in foothills near Los Angeles
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire that has forced hundreds of people to flee from their homes in the drought-parched foothills northwest of Los Angeles had blackened some...
View ArticleHungary's Orban likes what he hears of 'valiant' Trump's security plans
By Marton DunaiBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday said Donald Trump had proposed security policies that Europe should take to heart to solve a security crisis he...
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