Man pleads guilty in 2014 Missouri highway shootings
By Kevin MurphyKANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - A man who put residents of Kansas City, Missouri, on edge for weeks in 2014 by shooting at cars on area highways pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 20 felony...
View ArticleTennessee lawmaker ousted after sex harassment allegations: media
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - A Tennessee lawmaker was expelled from the state's House of Representatives on Tuesday following accusations of widespread sexual harassment, media reported. Republican state...
View ArticleChelsea Manning to receive gender transition surgery: lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, ended her hunger strike on Tuesday after the Army said she would be allowed...
View ArticleTwo suspects arrested in 1973 murders of California girls
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two cousins linked through DNA testing to the 1973 murders of two girls in a small northern California town were arrested on Tuesday, more than four decades after...
View ArticleU.S. Hurricane Center says 70 percent chance of cyclone developing near Florida
(Reuters) - An area of low pressure located just inland near St. Augustine, Florida, has a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane...
View ArticleCalifornia to end breeding of captive killer whales
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California will no longer allow the breeding of captive killer whales such as those used in SeaWorld's famous "Shamu" shows under a measure signed on Tuesday by...
View ArticleSpat over which U.S. airlines fly government workers intensifies
By Jeffrey DastinWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spat among airlines over which deserved the contract to fly U.S. government workers on certain routes intensified on Tuesday, with the chief executive of...
View ArticleColorado's civil litigation over movie theater massacre ends
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - The movie theater chain that owns a Colorado cinema where 12 people were killed in a 2012 shooting spree will not pursue $700,000 in legal costs the company incurred...
View ArticleClimate change 'significant and direct' threat to U.S. military: reports
By Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The effects of climate change endanger U.S. military operations and could increase the danger of international conflict, according to three new documents endorsed by...
View ArticleU.S., Israel sign $38 billion military aid package
By Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, the largest such aid package in U.S. history, under a landmark...
View ArticleAnother U.S. college conference rebuffs North Carolina over LGBT law
By Colleen JenkinsWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - The Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday said it would move 10 college sports championships from North Carolina, lengthening the list of prominent...
View ArticleFlorida jury finds city of Miami liable in municipal bond case
By Zachary Fagenson and Daniel BasesMIAMI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of Miami and its former budget director were found liable by a Florida jury on Wednesday for engaging in a financial shell game...
View ArticleNew U.S. black history museum may help dialogue on race: official
By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new National Museum of African American History and Culture may help heal the persistent problem of U.S. racism when it opens in 10 days, the head of the...
View ArticleMuslim woman set on fire in New York not targeted due to faith: police
By Laila KearneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police investigating an attack in which a Muslim woman's clothing was set alight are no longer probing the case as a hate crime after linking the suspects...
View ArticleChicago City Council passes tax for pensions, airport bonds
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The last piece of Chicago's pension funding puzzle fell into place on Wednesday with final approval of a tax on water and sewer usage to save the largest of the city's four...
View ArticleGunman kills one, self at Wyoming senior facility
(Reuters) - A gunman shot one person dead and injured two more at a senior living center in Wyoming before killing himself on Wednesday, police said.The Cheyenne Police Department said in a brief...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush to put out book of his paintings to help veterans
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush will put out a book of his paintings of veterans to raise money to support those who served in the military, using the hobby he took up after...
View ArticleSnowden backers press Obama for pardon before presidency ends
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - Three rights groups launched a campaign on Wednesday to try to persuade President Barack Obama to pardon former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on...
View ArticleNo charges for three police officers in deadly Texas biker shooting
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas grand jury on Wednesday cleared three police officers involved in a 2015 shootout among rival motorcycle gangs in Waco in which nine people were...
View ArticleWATCH: Appleton Police Make Wish Come True
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police and the community in Appleton helped make the wish of an area teen battling cancer come true.17-year-old Jacob Frerking of Appleton asked to become a police officer through...
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