Ananya Vinay wins the 2017 U.S. Scripps National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. (Reuters) – Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize after 12 hours of picking her way along a precarious lifeline of consonants and vowels.
Father gets 70 years for throwing baby into Connecticut River
(Reuters) – A Connecticut father was jailed for 70 years on Wednesday for killing his son by throwing him into a river before jumping in himself during a failed suicide attempt, media reported.
White House unveils list of ex-lobbyists granted ethics waivers
The White House on Wednesday disclosed a group of former lobbyists working in President Donald Trump’s administration who have been issued ethics waivers, following a request from the U.S. government’s ethics agency.
Police videos show chaotic scenes of Florida nightclub massacre
(Reuters) – Police body camera videos of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history were released by a Florida newspaper on Wednesday, showing harrowing scenes of officers rushing into the Orlando nightclub where 49 people were killed in June 2…
U.S. charges California man with Ross Stores insider trading
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled criminal insider trading charges against a San Francisco-area man they said conducted illegal trades in Ross Stores Inc in a scheme that generated more than $8.2 million profit from 2009 to 2012.
Noose found at African American history museum in D.C.
(Reuters) – A noose, a symbol of racial lynching, was found on Wednesday on the floor of an exhibit about segregation at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution officials said.
NYC rehab chain Narco Freedom pleads guilty to corruption
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A trustee for a Bronx-based chain of drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics pleaded guilty on its behalf to stealing millions of dollars from Medicaid, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Wednesday.
U.S. Air Force veteran gets 35 years for trying to join Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tairod Pugh, a U.S. Air Force veteran convicted of attempting to join Islamic State, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday after delivering an impassioned speech in which he maintained his innocence and decried what he c…
Activist sentenced to prison time over Nevada land standoff
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A conservative activist was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Wednesday for his role in an armed standoff with federal agents in Nevada in 2014 over the use of government land by ranchers and grazing fees.
Canada urged to scrap U.S. pact after woman dies trying to cross border
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canadian politicians and refugee advocates urged the government on Wednesday to scrap a U.S. pact that has spurred asylum seekers to cross the border illegally after a woman trying to walk into Canada was found dead of po…
