FBI detects breaches against two state voter systems
By Dustin Volz and Jim FinkleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase...
View ArticleColorado's anti-fracking measures fail to qualify for ballot
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups have failed to gather enough signatures to put two measures on Colorado's ballot in November that aim to curb fracking and oil and gas work, the state said on...
View ArticleHSBC executive pleads not guilty in U.S. over forex scheme
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A senior HSBC Holdings Plc executive pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he participated in a fraudulent scheme to front-run a $3.5 billion currency...
View ArticleU.S. to review use of private immigration prisons, shares slide
By Julia EdwardsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will study whether to discontinue using privately run detention centers, which the Justice Department recently called...
View ArticleU.S. to meet target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House
By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will meet its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year a month ahead of schedule and is working with...
View ArticleJudge dismisses Citizens United challenge to New York donor rules
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit in which Citizens United sought to block New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from enforcing rules requiring...
View ArticleMassachusetts man stockpiled arms; mulled attack: prosecutors
BOSTON (Reuters) - A suburban Boston man arrested over the weekend illegally stockpiled weapons in violation of a court order and had mulled attacking a police station or a mosque, federal prosecutors...
View ArticleU.S. traffic deaths rose 7.2 percent in 2015: Transportation Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last year 35,092 people died in traffic crashes in the United States, a 7.2 percent year-on-year increase that runs counter to a five-decade trend of declining fatalities, the...
View ArticleNew York Yankees baseball team to refinance $1 billion of stadium debt
By Hilary Russ(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's New York Yankees team is seeking to sell $1.04 billion of tax-exempt revenue bonds to refinance debt it issued to build its new stadium in the...
View ArticleGene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles,' dead at 83
By Piya Sinha-Roy  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gene Wilder, whose kinky curls and startled blue eyes brought an enduring and frantic air to roles in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and "Blazing...
View ArticleMondelez abandons pursuit of U.S. chocolate maker Hershey
By Greg Roumeliotis(Reuters) - Mondelez International Inc , the maker of Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates, said it was no longer pursuing the acquisition of Hershey Co , two months after the U.S....
View ArticleCongressional leaders ask for more time to study new fuel rules
DETROIT (Reuters) - Three Congressional leaders on Monday asked top federal environmental and safety officials to extend by 60 days the public comment period on new vehicle emissions and fuel economy...
View ArticleFormer Chicago official gets 10 years in red light camera bribe case
(Reuters) - A former Chicago transportation official was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison for using his influence to expand contracts for the city's red light traffic camera program in a $2...
View ArticleWashington state begins killing wolf pack for preying on livestock
By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - Wildlife agents authorized to eradicate a group of 11 wolves for repeated attacks on cattle in Washington state have hunted down and killed six animals from the condemned...
View ArticleJohn Lennon's killer denied parole for ninth time
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man who shot and killed John Lennon in New York City nearly 36 years ago has again failed to persuade a state parole board to release him from prison on parole, officials said...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers send governor bill authorizing farmworker overtime
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California would become the first U.S. state to require farmers to pay overtime to field workers and fruit pickers under a bill approved by the legislature on Monday and...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers pass rape bill inspired by Stanford case
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California lawmakers, responding to outrage over the six-month jail term given to a former Stanford University swimmer after his conviction for sexually...
View ArticleFBI offers $50,00 reward for capture of escaped polygamous sect leader
(Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a Utah-based polygamous faith leader who escaped from home confinement ahead...
View ArticleUSDA closes offices in five states after anonymous threats
By Timothy MclaughlinCHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has closed six offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats, a USDA spokesman said on Tuesday, and police were...
View ArticleNew York subway prankster to be charged with crime: police
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police plan to arrest an aspiring actress who let crickets and worms loose on a crowded subway train and then urinated on herself last week in what she...
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