U.S. Supreme Court blocks transgender bathroom choice for now
By David Ingram(Reuters) - A Virginia school board may temporarily block a student who was born a girl from using the boys' bathroom while a legal fight over transgender rights proceeds on appeal, the...
View ArticleBusy Friday in Downtown Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -Â Thousands of people are expected to descend on downtown Green Bay Friday for a number of high-profile events happening simultaneously.The slate Friday evening includes:Â Donald...
View ArticleCalifornia bus crash death toll revised down to four from five
(Reuters) - Officials in Northern California on Wednesday revised down the death toll from a charter bus crash the day before to four from five.California Highway Patrol spokesman Moises Onsurez said...
View ArticleRetired cop arrested outside New York's Trump Tower while armed
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - An armed, retired New York City police officer was taken into custody outside Trump Tower and charged for resisting U.S. Secret Service agents while they were...
View ArticleNorwegian arrested in Maine after threatening to kill police
(Reuters) - A Norwegian man was arrested on Wednesday after sending emails threatening to kill police in Maine with explosives and high-powered rifles, officials said.Police departments across the...
View ArticlePine Ridge crime problem up close and personal
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, SD (KELO-AM) South Dakota U.S. Senator John Thune (R) rode shotgun with the Pine Ridge Police Chief on Wednesday to see how they handle the crime problem on the vast...
View ArticleSuicide rate of U.S. veterans rose one third since 2001: study
By Yeganeh TorbatiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The suicide rate among American veterans has increased by nearly a third since 2001, a bigger rise than in the wider population of the United States, a U.S....
View ArticleBillionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton
By Lawrence DelevingneNEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman said on Wednesday he would work to get Hillary Clinton elected president of the United States because he finds...
View ArticleLocal Muslim Talks Trump Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -Â Just ahead of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's visit to Green Bay, a member of the local Muslim community is speaking out about his view of the business mogul....
View ArticleU.S. attorney general launches police-community forums in Detroit
By Serena Maria DanielsDETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Lorretta Lynch was in Detroit on Wednesday to spur dialogue aimed at mending the "frayed trust" between police and minority communities...
View ArticleU.S. states signed pact to keep Exxon climate probe confidential
By Terry WadeHOUSTON (Reuters) - A pact that 15 U.S. states signed to jointly investigate Exxon Mobil Corp for allegedly misleading the public about climate change sought to keep prosecutors'...
View ArticleTwo L.A. policemen who shot unarmed black man sue city for racial...
(Reuters) - Two Los Angeles police officers who shot dead an unarmed black man in 2014 are suing the city for alleged racial discrimination and retaliation after not being allowed to return to the...
View ArticleMan drowns in vat of molasses
LAKETOWN TWP, MI (WHTC) - A 23-year old man drowned in a vat of molasses while on the job at Agri-Science Technology Company in Laketown Township.Allegan County Undersheriff Frank Baker says Robert...
View ArticleIn slap at Trump, some wealthy Republicans campaign for Clinton
By Olivia Oran and Amanda BeckerNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groups of wealthy Republicans unhappy with Donald Trump have been privately courting prominent peers to join them in backing Democrat...
View ArticleTexas professors seek U.S. court help to ban guns in their classrooms
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Three University of Texas professors plan to ask a U.S. judge on Thursday to give them the option of barring students from bringing guns into their classroom...
View ArticleObama, Senate Democrats urge Zika funding vote as reserves run low
By David Morgan and Ayesha RascoeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday said it was time for Congress to lay aside politics and to act to provide additional money to combat the Zika...
View ArticleNew York attorney general says fake Zika protection claims swiftly dropped
By Jessica DyeNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's top prosecutor said on Thursday six companies have agreed to stop marketing products with claims that they can protect users from the mosquito-born...
View ArticleEx-N.Y. state Senate leader can stay free, appeal may have merit: judge
By Jonathan Stempel and Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may have tainted the corruption convictions of former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son...
View ArticleVirginia police officer convicted in black teen's death
(Reuters) - A jury convicted a former Portsmouth, Virginia, police officer of voluntary manslaughter on Thursday for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager last year, a court spokeswoman...
View ArticleCalifornia mayor charged in youth camp strip poker scandal
By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - The mayor of Stockton, California, was arrested on Thursday on a felony eavesdropping charge stemming from a strip poker game he is accused of surreptitiously recording at a...
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