Accused L.A. airport gunman to be spared death penalty in plea deal
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The man accused of killing a security screener and wounding three others in a 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport has agreed to plead guilty in...
View ArticleSamsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones after battery fires
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10...
View ArticleNFL's Kaepernick kneels during national anthem, continuing protest
By Rory Carroll(Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt with his arms folded during the performance of the U.S. national anthem during a pre-season game in San Diego on...
View ArticlePolice probing JonBenet Ramsey murder won’t give up on solving case
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - Police investigating the slaying of Colorado child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey declined on Thursday to address the media hype surrounding the 20th anniversary of one...
View ArticleU.S. fights Zika mosquitoes with limited arsenal
By Julie Steenhuysen(Reuters) - Over Wynwood, the Miami neighborhood where Zika gained a foothold in the continental United States, low flying planes have been spraying naled, a tightly controlled...
View ArticleAnger as ex-Stanford swimmer freed after three months for sex assault
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Cassie PatonSAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman caused uproar was...
View ArticleSamsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones after battery fires
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10 markets,...
View ArticleTropical Storm Gaston may weaken to a low on Saturday: NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gaston, formerly a hurricane, is expected to weaken further in the next 36 hours and become a remnant low on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on...
View ArticleUniversity of Chicago weighs free speech vs. crackdown on hecklers
By David Ingram(Reuters) - Disruption of a local prosecutor's speech at the University of Chicago by hecklers unhappy with her handling of a police shooting may have been the last straw for...
View ArticleChina criticizes U.S. case against ex-Air China employee
By Ben Blanchard and Nate RaymondBEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the U.S. indictment of an ex-Air China Ltd employee for smuggling packages on behalf of...
View ArticleFDA halts sale of some antibacterial hand, body wash products
By Natalie Grover(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday banned some over-the-counter antibacterial hand and body wash products, saying they are no more effective than soap and...
View ArticleSecond alleged ex-Boston mobster charged in 1993 murder
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - An alleged former Boston mobster said on Friday he was not guilty of murdering an associate more than two decades ago, hours after being arrested on charges of slaying...
View ArticleClinton tells FBI she could not recall all briefings on preserving documents
By Julia Edwards and Jonathan AllenWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, under questioning by federal investigators over whether she had been briefed on how to preserve government records as she was...
View ArticleSpaceX to shift Florida launches to new pad after explosion
By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX said on Friday it would shift Florida flights to a nearly completed second site after damage to its launch pad on Thursday from the explosion of a...
View ArticleEx-Subway pitchman blames victim's parents for her 'destructive behaviors'
By Eric M. Johnson(Reuters) - Former Subway sandwich pitchman Jared Fogle, who is in prison for child pornography and sex with minors convictions, has responded to a lawsuit filed on behalf of one of...
View ArticleU.S. drops case against ex-cop arrested outside New York's Trump Tower
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors have dropped their case against a retired New York City police officer arrested outside Trump Tower and accused of resisting U.S. Secret Service agents...
View ArticleEx-deputy in South Carolina spared charges after throwing student
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - A South Carolina prosecutor has decided against criminally charging a former sheriff's deputy who was caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her...
View ArticleSalt Lake police officers 'not within policy' in shooting, board finds
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - A Salt Lake City civilian review board said in a report on Friday that two white police officers who shot and wounded a black teenager acted outside their department's...
View ArticleHermine strengthens off North Carolina en route to Middle Atlantic
By Ian Simpson and Chris PrenticeWASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A powerful Atlantic storm strengthened on Saturday afternoon after passing over North Carolina's Outer Banks en route to the U.S. Middle...
View ArticleTrump calls for new civil rights agenda in visit to black church
By Emily StephensonDETROIT (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stepped up his bid to win over minority voters by addressing a largely black church in Detroit on Saturday and...
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