Police in Kansas kill innocent man after prank emergency call
(Reuters) – A police officer in Kansas shot and killed an innocent, unarmed man after a prank caller told authorities that he had killed his father and was holding hostages inside the man’s home, police said.
U.S. military to accept transgender recruits on Monday: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Transgender people will be allowed for the first time to enlist in the U.S. military starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, the Pentagon said on Friday, after President Donald Trump’s administration decided not to appea…
Gunman kills two at Houston garage, takes his own life
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former worker at a Houston auto repair shop fatally shot two employees on Friday and then committed suicide, Houston police said.
White House, Congress prepare for talks on spending, immigration
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it was set to kick off talks next week with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on immigration policy, government spending and other issues that need to be wrapped …
Boy, three, playing with stove caused deadly New York fire, officials say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 3-year-old boy playing with the burners on a kitchen stove started a fire in a New York City apartment building that killed 12 people, including four children, city officials said on Friday.
Trio of grisly crimes darken U.S. holiday season
(Reuters) – In the Christmas week, there were reports of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend with a samurai sword in Texas, an Ohio woman indicted for killing her husband and hiding his body parts in their house, and a Florida man arrested for tr…
U.S. crime novelist Sue Grafton dies of cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crime novelist Sue Grafton, whose Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series became world-wide best sellers, has died after a two-year battle with cancer, her daughter said on Friday.
Trump wants Postal Service to charge ‘much more’ for Amazon shipments
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump called on the U.S. Postal Service on Friday to charge “much more” to ship packages for Amazon , picking another fight with an online retail giant he has criticized in the past.
Numbing cold wave grips U.S., heralding a frigid New Year’s Eve
(Reuters) – The torrent of arctic air that poured into many parts of the United States this week tightened its grip on Friday and brought record cold to some spots, as forecasters warned revelers from Memphis to Maine to expect numbing conditions on Ne…
Barring late legal twist, U.S. military to accept transgender recruits
(Reuters) – Transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the U.S. armed forces starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, unless President Donald Trump’s administration seeks last-minute Supreme Court intervention to try to enforce his blocked…
