North Carolina’s U.S. Senator Tillis ‘fine’ after collapse at race
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said in a video message from his hospital bed that he was doing well after getting overheated and collapsing during a charitable road race in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning.
Manning leaves U.S. prison seven years after giving secrets to WikiLeaks
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Reuters) – Chelsea Manning walked out of a U.S. military prison on Wednesday, seven years after being arrested for passing secrets to WikiLeaks in the largest breach of classified information in U.S. history.
Tulsa police officer’s manslaughter trial goes to jury
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – An Oklahoma jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of a white Tulsa police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in an incident caught on video that stoked the debate over racial bias in U.S. po…
Star lot withdrawn at Sotheby’s, a Malevich fetches $21 million at N.Y. auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Impressionist and modern art achieved some respectable results at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, but the sale was marked by the 11th-hour withdrawal of its much-hyped star offering, an early masterpiece by Egon Schiele.
Georgia murderer who wanted firing squad killed by lethal injection
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia executed a convicted robber and murderer by lethal injection early on Wednesday after U.S. courts rejected his appeal to be killed by a firing squad.
At least one killed as tornado tears though dozens of Oklahoma homes: media
(Reuters) – A tornado tore through western Oklahoma on Tuesday evening, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and killing at least one person, media reported.
New Orleans crews remove statue of Confederate general
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – New Orleans removed a statue honoring Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday morning, marking the third of four historical monuments the city slated for removal because they were deemed racially offensive.
State of Washington law paves way for organic marijuana market
(Reuters) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a bill that paves the way for the state to create what is believed to be the first system in the United States to certify marijuana as organic.
U.S. motorists on roads for Memorial Day weekend to be highest since 2005: AAA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans traveling by car for the Memorial Day holiday will hit a 12-year high this year, fueled by a growing economy and relatively low gasoline prices, the nation’s largest motorists’ advocacy group said on Wednesd…
U.S. sues UnitedHealth again for mischarging Medicare Advantage
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department for the second time in a month sued UnitedHealth Group Inc on Tuesday, accusing the nation’s largest health insurer of obtaining over $1 billion from Medicare to which it was not entitled.
