Former L.A. county sheriff withdraws guilty plea in corruption probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca withdrew his guilty plea on Monday to a charge of lying to investigators in a corruption probe that clouded the final years of his...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over videotaped police beating in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A man whose beating by two San Francisco-area sheriff's deputies was caught on videotape filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the officers, claiming that after the...
View ArticleU.S. indicts ex-Venezuelan anti-narcotics agency leaders on drug charges
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors announced an indictment on Monday against two former top officials at Venezuela's anti-narcotics agency, including one who became the head of the...
View ArticleUniversity of Texas holds first memorial of 1966 rampage that left 16 dead
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The University of Texas on Monday held its first memorial of a shooting rampage half a century ago that left 16 people dead, with a survivor of the massacre...
View ArticleCriminal investigation underway into 2015 Colorado mine spill
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - Federal investigators said on Monday they have opened a criminal probe into the 2015 spill of some 3 million gallons (11 million liters) of toxic wastewater from a...
View ArticleBuffett rebukes Trump, questions his business skill
By Amanda BeckerOMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday campaigned alongside U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a rowdy rally in his home state of...
View ArticleBergdahl's lawyers ask for charges to be dropped over McCain comments
(Reuters) - The legal team for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Monday asked to have the charges against the former prisoner of war dismissed, arguing comments made by Senate Armed Services...
View ArticleBrett Favre's Marketing Impact
UNDATED (WTAQ) -Â Brett Favre will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend. But the Green Bay Packers legend meant more to the team and the NFL than just winning on the field."Brett...
View ArticleSlavery reparations sought in first Black Lives Matter agenda
By Eric M. JohnsonSEATTLE (Reuters) - A coalition affiliated with the anti-racism Black Lives Matter movement called for criminal justice reforms and reparations for slavery in the United States among...
View ArticleTrump 'not thrilled' with debate dates, Clinton vows 'to be there'
WASHINGTON | BY ROBERTA RAMPTONRepublican candidate Donald Trump said he is unhappy with the dates set for this fall's presidential debates, but White House rival Hillary Clinton countered that the...
View ArticleAtlantic City, N.J., to make statement Tuesday about $3.4 million bond payments
(Reuters) - New Jersey's fiscally distressed gambling hub Atlantic City plans to release information on Tuesday about its $3.4 million debt service payments due Aug. 1, Mayor Don Guardian's chief of...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks North Dakota voter identification law
(Reuters) - North Dakota on Monday became the latest state to have its voter identification law blocked by a federal court, adding to a string of recent rulings across the United States on the grounds...
View ArticleAfter Orlando shooting, gay leaders train sights on guns
By Joseph AxNEW YORK, August 2 (Reuters) - Dozens of leading civil rights activists gathered earlier this summer at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York, the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
View ArticleLawyers of church shooter argue federal death penalty unconstitutional
(Reuters) - Attorneys for a white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a South Carolina church a year ago argued that their client should not face the death...
View ArticleBriton in Trump gun incident could die in U.S. prison, mother says
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man detained in the United States for allegedly trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer at a Donald Trump rally is suffering from severe mental illness and risks...
View ArticleWhite House directs federal agencies to consider climate change
By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agencies should disclose whether their actions and decisions will have an impact on climate change, the White House announced on Tuesday.The...
View ArticlePush against making South Dakota more like Nebraska
PIERRE, SD (KELO-AM) A new campaign has been launched against removing political party labels from elections in South Dakota.The 'Vote No on V' campaign wants you to vote no on Amendment V on the...
View ArticleU.S. police body camera policies put civil rights at risk: study
By Gina Cherelus(Reuters) - Police forces in 50 U.S. cities are failing to protect the civil rights and privacy of residents due to the inadequacy of programs that govern how their officers use...
View ArticleFormer Michigan prosecutor pleads guilty to soliciting a sex worker
DETROIT (Reuters) - A former Michigan prosecutor who had been an outspoken advocate for ending prostitution pleaded guilty on Tuesday to patronizing prostitutes and misconduct in office, the state's...
View ArticleTrump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain for re-election: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Tuesday declined to endorse two fellow Republicans, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Senator John McCain, in their upcoming re-election...
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