Former Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs, Gen. John Vessey Jr., dies: NYT
(Reuters) - The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during former president Ronald Reagan's administration, General John W. Vessey Jr., died on Thursday night, the New York Times reported. He...
View ArticleFirefighters gain ground on California wildfire
(Reuters) - Firefighters were gaining ground on Friday against a wildfire burning in a Southern California mountain pass that has forced some 80,000 residents to flee their homes and has consumed...
View ArticleTwo U.S. swimmers land in Miami after Olympic Committee apology
By Cassandra Garrison and Caroline StaufferMIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two U.S. swimmers accused of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games landed in Miami from...
View ArticleTrump, Pence visit flooded Louisiana as governor warns against 'photo op'
By Bryn StoleBATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate arrived in the flood-damaged city of Baton Rouge on Friday but the state's Democratic...
View ArticleU.S. astronauts prepare station for commercial space taxis
By Irene Klotz(Reuters) - Two NASA astronauts left the International Space Station on Friday for a 6-1/2-hour spacewalk to install a parking spot for upcoming commercial space taxis, which will end...
View ArticleSupply Our Students Saturday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Banquet will hand out 6,500 backpacks to needy kids in the Sioux Empire tomorrow at Whittier Middle School on East 6th Street.Madeline Shields says the experience is...
View ArticleU.S. State Department issues travel alert over Ethiopia protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Ethiopia on Friday over anti-government protests, some of which have involved violence."Protests are likely to continue, and...
View ArticleTrump says campaign chairman Manafort resigns
By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter(Reuters) - Paul Manafort resigned as chairman of Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign on Friday, Trump said, days after the Republican candidate effectively...
View ArticleU.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, auditor finds
By Scot J. PaltrowNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States Army’s finances are so jumbled it had to make trillions of dollars of improper accounting adjustments to create an illusion that its books are...
View ArticleTitletown Fundraising for Flood Victims
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A Green Bay brewery is doing its part to help out flood victims in Louisiana by raising money online.Titletown Brewing Company has launched a GoFundMe page called "Titletown for...
View ArticleU.S. Justice Dept says pre-trial bail practices violate civil rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department filed an amicus brief in a federal circuit court on Friday that said mandating inmates pay bail to be released before a trial violates civil rights...
View ArticleDeath toll in Maryland apartment building fire rises to seven
(Reuters) - Seven bodies have now been discovered in a Washington, D.C., suburb where a natural gas explosion and fire tore through an apartment complex just over two weeks ago, authorities said on...
View ArticleFamily of black golf legend Sifford sentenced for stealing over $1 million
(Reuters) - The son and former daughter-in-law of the first African-American golfer on the PGA Tour have been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $1 million belonging to the legend of the game,...
View ArticleObama to tour flood damage in Baton Rouge on Tuesday: White House
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will get a first-hand look at the damage done by floods to Baton Rouge on Tuesday and talk to local officials about what more the federal government...
View ArticleMan whose death sparked Milwaukee riots was shot in chest and arm
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The African-American man whose shooting death by police over the weekend sparked riots in Milwaukee was shot once in the chest and once in the right arm, the Milwaukee County...
View ArticleConnecticut man fired for smoking marijuana at work wins appeal
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - Connecticut's highest court said on Friday a state employee who was fired for smoking marijuana at work deserves his job back, rejecting the state's argument that...
View ArticleClinton Foundation health project still mulling foreign donations
By Jonathan AllenNEW YORK (Reuters) - The largest program of the Clinton Foundation, the family philanthropy of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, is still weighing whether to...
View ArticleCalifornia woman gets prison time for scheme to export military items to China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California woman was sentenced on Friday to 50 months in prison for conspiring to illegally export fighter jet engines, a military drone and technical data on the weapons to...
View ArticleLockheed wins $10 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $10 billion contract to support the C-130J aircraft production program, the Pentagon said on Friday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by...
View ArticleClinton need not give sworn testimony over emails: U.S. judge
By Jonathan AllenNEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton does not need to give sworn testimony in a lawsuit brought by a conservative watchdog group over her use of...
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