Police kill hostage-taker ending standoff at Illinois hospital
(Reuters) – Police shot and killed a county jail inmate receiving treatment at a hospital near Chicago after he grabbed his guard’s gun and took a female hospital employee hostage on Saturday, the sheriff’s office said.
When Noah meets Emma: Top U.S. baby names for 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When 18-year-olds register as first-time voters in the 2034 U.S. congressional elections, many of the signatures will include the names Emma and Noah.
U.S. settles Russian money laundering case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian-owned group of companies has agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle U.S. civil allegations that the firms laundered proceeds of a $230 million tax fraud, ending a politically charged case days before it was set to go…
After tough week, Trump looks for a lift at Liberty University
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to deliver the commencement address – his first as president – to Liberty University, the nation’s largest Christian college, where he is expected to find to a friendly audience after a w…
Former Kentucky jail guard convicted of beating inmate who later died
(Reuters) – A former Kentucky jail guard was convicted of beating an inmate and leaving him lying with blood on his face, until another jail employee saw the victim and he was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead, officials said on Friday.
LA not sure it will play Trump card in Games bid
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Whether U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Peru in September to promote Los Angeles’ 2024 Olympics bid is an open question but many believe the controversial leader would do more harm than good as the city vies with Pari…
Los Angeles throws down gauntlet to Paris in 2024 hosting battle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles 2024 made a final pitch to the International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission on Friday and now will wait and see if they hit a home run to win the right to host the Summer Games for a third time.
Tennessee set to be first to make community college free for adults
(Reuters) – Tennessee will become the first state in the country to offer free community college to all adults without a degree under a measure Republican Governor Bill Haslam is likely to quickly sign into law, a spokesman said Friday.
Judge denies accused Tennessee kidnapper’s request for release
(Reuters) – A 50-year-old former Tennessee schoolteacher accused of kidnapping one of his high school students will remain behind bars after a federal judge on Friday found probable cause to send the case to a grand jury.
NLRB files complaint against VW over practices at Tennessee plant
DETROIT (Reuters) – The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against Volkswagen AG for hiking health insurance premiums and changing working hours of a group of skilled workers who voted for union represent…
