Killer named in decades-old New Hampshire quadruple murder
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A man convicted of killing a California woman also murdered a woman and three girls in New Hampshire and may have had more victims, New Hampshire authorities said on Thursday as they unveiled new details about a decades-old co…
Police probe reported rape at Kansas University basketball dorm
(Reuters) – University of Kansas police are investigating the reported rape of a 16-year-old girl last month at the dormitory housing the college’s highly ranked men’s basketball team, officials said on Thursday.
Atlanta’s ‘Spaghetti Junction’ ranked as No.1 truck bottleneck in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The most-congested bottleneck for truck traffic in the United States is a suburban Atlanta intersection known as “Spaghetti Junction,” where the average vehicle crawls at less than 20 mph during the peak of the afternoon rush, a ne…
Remains of missing Fort Campbell soldier identified
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Skeletal remains discovered in Tennessee this week have been identified as those of a Fort Campbell soldier missing since September, officials said.
Illinois Senate delays vote on budget fix until February
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A bill package aimed at ending Illinois’ record-setting budget impasse and addressing the state’s deep fiscal woes will not be voted on in the Senate until the second week of February, the chamber’s leaders announced on Thursday.
Federal judge rejects Ohio’s new lethal injection process, stays executions
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal judge dismissed Ohio’s new lethal injection process on Thursday, declaring it problematic, and extended a delay in three upcoming executions, saying the courts needed more time to decide whether it is constitutional.
Trump moves ahead with wall, puts stamp on U.S. immigration, security policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered construction of a U.S.-Mexican border wall and punishment for cities shielding illegal immigrants while mulling restoring a CIA secret detention program as he launched broad but divisiv…
Six shot during vigil for gunshot victim in Chicago: media
(Reuters) – A 12-year-old girl was among six people shot on Wednesday evening during a vigil in Chicago for a gunshot victim, local media said, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened federal intervention to tackle gun violence in the city…
Chelsea Manning criticizes Obama, draws Trump’s ire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning on Thursday questioned Barack Obama’s legacy after the former Democratic president commuted her sentence last week, and she called for “an unapologetic progressive leader”…
Virginia zoo scours neighborhood for missing red panda
(Reuters) – Staff and volunteers at the Virginia Zoo were scouring nearby neighborhoods for a female red panda which may be roaming the area after she went missing from her enclosure, the zoo said.
