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St. Louis mayor to meet with protesters after nights of violence
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Activists in St. Louis plan to voice their concerns directly to the mayor on Tuesday over the acquittal of a white policeman who shot a black man to death, a…
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St. Louis police probe whether officers chanted, 'Whose streets? Our streets'
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – St. Louis police are investigating whether some of its officers chanted, “Whose streets? Our streets” during protests over the acquittal of a white former policeman who shot a black man…
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Family seeks answers after Georgia Tech student killed by police
[ad_1] ATLANTA (Reuters) – The family of a Georgia Institute of Technology student shot and killed by police in Atlanta over the weekend questioned on Monday why campus officers did not try to disarm the…
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Trump praises Macron, considers July 4 military parade like one he saw in Paris
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, offering more words of praise for French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, said on Monday he was considering staging a July 4 U.S. military parade in Washington inspired…
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Wine maven Kurniawan, convicted of fraud, loses bid for freedom
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The convicted Indonesian wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan on Monday failed to persuade a U.S. judge to set aside his 10-year prison term for counterfeiting an estimated $30 million of wine. U.S. District…
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Democrats push for full analysis of latest Republican healthcare bill
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic leaders in Congress on Monday called for the Congressional Budget Office to conduct a full analysis of Republicans’ latest healthcare bill aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare, not just a…
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Transit, tour buses collide in New York City, 17 injured
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seventeen people were injured after a New York City transit bus and a tour bus collided early on Monday in the city’s borough of Queens then slammed into a restaurant,…
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More than 80 arrested as riot police break up St. Louis protest over officer's acquittal
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – More than 80 people were arrested on Sunday night as protests in St Louis over the acquittal of a white policeman who had shot a black man turned violent for…
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Riot police break up St. Louis protest over officer's acquittal
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – St. Louis police in riot gear broke up a protest that turned rowdy on Sunday night with property damage including broken storefront windows, ordering protesters to disperse and making several…
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St. Louis protesters march for third time after police acquittal
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – A third day of protests began peacefully in St. Louis on Sunday, after violent clashes erupted between police and demonstrators the previous two nights over the acquittal of a white…
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Third day of protests expected in St. Louis over police acquittal
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – A third day of protests were expected in St. Louis on Sunday after the acquittal of a white former policeman in the fatal shooting of a black man, demonstrations that…
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As Trump visits U.N., New York prepares for 'Super Bowl' of security
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police and a host of federal agencies are preparing for the annual traffic and security nightmare known as the United Nations General Assembly, featuring a week of speeches…
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Fight over electoral district boundaries heads to top U.S. court
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It is a political practice nearly as old as the United States – manipulating the boundaries of legislative districts to help one party tighten its grip on power in a move…
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St. Louis protest turns violent after peaceful rallies against police acquittal
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Clashes between demonstrators and riot-clad police marred the end of what had been a largely peaceful second day of protest rallies in St. Louis following the acquittal of a white…
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Protesters march through St. Louis after policeman's acquittal
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Activists marched through two upscale shopping malls and into the streets of St. Louis on Saturday, marking a second day of demonstrations against the acquittal of a white police officer…
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More protests erupt in St. Louis after acquittal in police shooting
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Activists marched peacefully through a suburban St. Louis-area shopping mall on Saturday, hours after police clashed with a crowd protesting the acquittal of a white former policeman accused of murdering…
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More protests break out in St. Louis after acquittal in police shooting
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Protesters marched through an upscale St. Louis-area shopping mall on Saturday and the rock group U2 canceled a concert hours after police clashed with a crowd outraged over the acquittal…
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Hurricane Jose's center seen staying off U.S. East Coast: NHC
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Hurricane Jose’s center is forecast to pass well east of the North Carolina coast on Monday and to remain offshore from Virginia to New England, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on…
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California bill to wean power sector off fossil fuels dies for this year
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A long-shot plan to wean California’s power sector entirely off fossil fuels by 2045 was put on hold until 2018 on Saturday, as lawmakers recessed for the year without hearing…
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Police, protesters clash in St. Louis after ex-cop acquitted of murdering black man
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Police using tear gas and rubber bullets clashed with demonstrators in St Louis in the early hours of Saturday after a white former policeman was acquitted of murdering a black…
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Enterprise says fire nearly out at Texas NGL complex
[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – A fire broke out on Friday night at an Enterprise Products Partners LP brine pit at its natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage complex in Mont Belvieu, Texas, said a…
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Protesters pour into St. Louis streets after murder acquittal for ex-cop
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters poured into St. Louis’ streets and some scuffles broke out as they voiced their anger after a Missouri judge on Friday ruled a white former St. Louis…
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Appeals court revives California ban on foie gras
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A federal appeals court has revived a California state law banning the sale of foie gras made from force-fed birds. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a January 2015 lower…
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Bill Cosby's retrial for sexual assault set for April
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges will begin on April 2 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a judge ruled on Friday. Cosby’s first trial ended in a mistrial in June…
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Harvard withdraws fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Harvard University on Friday withdrew a fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of leaking classified data, after two leaders in the U.S. intelligence community distanced…
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Harvard University withdraws fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Harvard University on Friday withdrew a fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of leaking classified data, after two top intelligence experts distanced themselves from the…
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Liquid cats, crocodile bets and didgeridoos win Ig Nobel science prizes
[ad_1] CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Scientists taking on the deep questions of whether cats are liquid or solid, how holding a crocodile influences gambling and whether playing the didgeridoo can help cure snoring were honored…
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Police obtain search warrant in probe of eight nursing home deaths
[ad_1] FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) – Police obtained a search warrant on Thursday in their criminal investigation of the deaths of eight elderly patients exposed to sweltering heat inside a Miami-area nursing home that continued…
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Trump says deal with Democrats on immigration is close
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was close to a deal with Democratic congressional leaders on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, astounding fellow Republicans…
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Trump praises Florida first responders for Irma effort
[ad_1] FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised first responders in storm-ravaged Florida on Thursday for limiting the U.S. death toll from devastating Hurricane Irma, the second major storm to hit the…





