Trump draws ire after urging Russia to find 'missing' Clinton emails
By Steve Holland and Emily StephensonMIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday invited Russia to dig up tens of thousands of "missing" emails from Hillary Clinton's time at the...
View ArticleFlorida man shoots his two children, self after argument
(Reuters) - A Florida man shot and killed his 1-year-old daughter and critically wounded his 7-year-old son before fatally shooting himself on Wednesday after an argument with the children's mother,...
View ArticleMarathon's Galveston Bay refinery partially evacuated after butane leak: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp evacuated workers from a portion of its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas on Wednesday due to a butane leak, the company said, but no injuries were...
View ArticleHarvard University endowment chief Stephen Blyth resigns
BOSTON (Reuters) - Stephen Blyth, who had been appointed to oversee Harvard University's $37.6 billion endowment only 18 months ago, has resigned, the Ivy League school said on Wednesday.Blyth, who...
View ArticleSalmonella scare triggers Meijer recall
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (WKZO-AM) -- Meijer is recalling some of its salads and sandwiches due to a salmonella scare.The Grand Rapids-based retailer says the recall affects "Markets of Meijer" macaroni,...
View ArticleWall St. banker merely discussed work with inside trader dad: lawyer
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - The defense lawyer for a former Wall Street investment banker charged with giving his father inside information insisted on Wednesday that his client had no...
View ArticleTeens in Slenderman case should be tried as adults: Wisconsin court
(Reuters) - A Wisconsin appeals court ruled on Wednesday that two teenage girls should be tried as adults on charges they attempted to kill a classmate by stabbing her repeatedly to please a fictional...
View ArticleU.S. looking into reports of Iranian-American detained in Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it is looking into reports that Iran has detained a third U.S. citizen of Iranian descent but declined to provide details.Iran on...
View ArticleObama's presidential library to be built on Chicago's South Side: AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's presidential library will be built in Jackson Park in Chicago's South Side, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed source.In May,...
View ArticleFlorida identifies two more Zika cases not related to travel
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Florida health department said on Wednesday it was investigating another two cases of Zika not related to travel to a place where the virus is being...
View ArticleBaltimore prosecutor vows to fight on after Freddie Gray case defeat
By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson(Reuters) - Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby strutted into the national spotlight last year when she filed criminal charges against six officers tied to Freddie Gray's...
View ArticleWashington's Union Station briefly evacuated over bomb threat: police
By Arshad Mohammed and Michelle NicholsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police declared an all-clear at Washington's Union Station and allowed people to re-enter the train terminal after a bomb threat on...
View ArticleWikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks released files on Wednesday of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its...
View ArticleFlorida teenager arrested for threatening to kill police: media
(Reuters) - A Florida teenager accused of threatening to kill police was arrested in New York City on Wednesday, national media reported.The unidentified 18-year-old man was detained at the bus...
View ArticleTwenty percent chance of cyclone off Leeward Islands: U.S. hurricane center
(Reuters) - A weather formation about 1,700 miles (2,740 km) east-southeast of the Leeward Islands has a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National...
View ArticleFDA takes steps to protect blood supply in Florida amid Zika probe
By Julie Steenhuysen and Toni ClarkeCHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered blood banks in Florida's two most densely populated counties to stop collecting blood as health...
View ArticleConnecticut man charged with threatening Jews online
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - A Connecticut man already in custody after large quantities of firearms and ammunition were seized from his home was indicted on charges he made online threats to kill or...
View ArticleDispatch from inside the conventions
By Amy Tennery(Reuters) - Delegates at both the Republican and the Democratic conventions sported outrageous outfits - but the views from their respective gatherings were a study in contrast.Republican...
View ArticleCar crashes into Los Angeles house, kills one, injures 11 - police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman driving at a high rate of speed crashed a sedan into a house in Los Angeles, killing one person and injuring 11 others who were gathered inside for a prayer meeting,...
View ArticleCharges dropped in 2001 death of Washington intern Chandra Levy
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday dismissed charges against a man convicted of murdering Washington intern Chandra Levy in 2001, in a sensational case that riveted the U.S....
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