Another Zika case reported outside Miami's transmission zone
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three more people in Florida have tested positive for Zika caused by local mosquitoes, including another person who does not live in the one-square-mile (2.6-square-km) area...
View ArticleFilling South Dakota jobs by way of Puerto Rico
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO-AM) South Dakota needs workers and Puerto Rico needs jobs. South Dakota State University has launched a pilot program to bring the two needs together.The Upper Midwest Puerto Rico...
View ArticleU.S. court will not scrap lawsuit over Purina Beggin’ dog treats
By Jessica DyeNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday threw a bone to a New York man whose lawsuit claims Nestle Purina Petcare Co [NESNP.UL] duped dog owners into thinking its Beggin’ treats are...
View ArticleFormer L.A. County sheriff pleads not guilty to new federal charges
By Paula LehmanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he sought to obstruct a federal corruption probe that overshadowed the final...
View ArticleBoeing's KC-46 program approved for production: U.S. Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co's KC-46A refueling plane has been approved for production, with work underway for the first two low-rate initial production lots to be awarded in the next 30 days, the...
View ArticleAt least two dead in Virginia plane crash
(Reuters) - At least two people were killed on Friday when a small private plane crashed near Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg, Virginia, after the plane attempted a landing, pulled up, and crashed...
View ArticleU.S. declares a Zika public health emergency in Puerto Rico
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday declared a public health emergency in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, saying the rapid and widespread transmission of the...
View ArticleCalifornia man gets life in prison for slaying of Saudi student
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California man was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for fatally stabbing an engineering student from Saudia Arabia who the killer met after the victim posted an...
View ArticleCalifornia burglars caught passed out in their car at crime scene
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Note to burglars -- don't fall asleep outside the place you just burglarized with your vehicle full of the loot.A pair of 17-year-olds in the Central California community...
View ArticleConviction overturned for case spotlighted in 'Making a Murderer'
By Justin Madden(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday overturned the murder conviction of one of two Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a freelance photographer in a case...
View ArticleSeven injured in flash fire at Texas crude oil terminal
(Reuters) - An apparent flash fire injured seven workers working on a construction project at Sunoco Logistics crude oil terminal in Nederland, Texas on Friday, a company spokesman said on Saturday....
View ArticleTwo Ohio fugitives arrested in New Mexico after police death: media
(Reuters) - Two men wanted in connection with the killing of a police officer during a traffic stop in southern New Mexico and the shooting last month of a man in Ohio have been detained, local media...
View ArticleLiz Cheney's Wyoming campaign backed by big names, bigger money
By Ruffin PrevostCODY, Wyo. (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's eldest daughter, bouncing back from an aborted 2014 U.S. Senate bid, heads into a crowded primary race next week for...
View ArticleFlorida woman's hand bitten nearly off by alligator, TV reports
(Reuters) - A woman visiting the Florida Everglades was attacked on Friday by an alligator that bit her hand nearly off, local media reported.Kimberly Ann Sexton, 49, was reaching into the water in...
View ArticleReports of gunfire trigger pandemonium at North Carolina mall
(Reuters) - Multiple reports of gunfire sent a crowded mall in Raleigh, North Carolina, into chaos on Saturday, and several people were injured trying to flee the shopping center, police said.The...
View ArticleMuslim cleric and associate shot to death on New York street
By Frank McGurtyNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Muslim cleric and an associate were fatally shot by a lone gunman on Saturday while walking together following afternoon prayers at a mosque in the New York City...
View ArticleDeath tally from Maryland blast rises to three, some still missing
(Reuters) - A third body has been found in the rubble from an explosion and fire this week in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland, and others remained missing as authorities continued to...
View ArticleU.S. Democrat Pelosi gets 'obscene and sick' calls after hack
By John WhitesidesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday she has been flooded with "obscene and sick" calls and text messages after a hacker linked to Russia...
View ArticleViolent protests erupt in Milwaukee after police kill armed suspect
By Brendan O'BrienMILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Protesters in a poor, predominantly black neighborhood of the U.S. midwestern city of Milwaukee fired gunshots, hurled bricks and set a gas station on fire on...
View ArticleU.S. police officer killed in Georgia responding to emergency call
(Reuters) - A police officer was fatally shot while responding to a call about a suspicious person near an intersection in southern Georgia, police said on Sunday.Patrol Officer Tim Smith, 31, was...
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