Washington zoo’s panda cub recovering after emergency surgery
(Reuters) – Bei Bei, a giant panda cub who is a star attraction at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was in stable condition on Friday after emergency surgery to remove a “lemon-sized mass of bamboo” lodged in his digestive tract, off…
South Carolina church shooting suspect found competent to stand trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church last year, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Green Party files for vote recount in Wisconsin: state election commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The organization behind the presidential campaign for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, along with one other group, on Friday filed a petition with the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a recount of votes in the Nov. 8 election,…
Payday lenders seek emergency court help, fearing U.S. cutoff
(Reuters) – Payday lenders asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., for emergency relief to stop what they called a coordinated effort by U.S. regulators to stop banks from doing business with them, threatening their survival.
California inmates rappel from jail in escape, two at large
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Four California inmates cut through the bars of a second-story jail window and rappelled down the building’s side in an overnight escape bid, authorities said on Thursday.
New York Thanksgiving parade goes off safely under tight security
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Macy’s 90th Thanksgiving Day Parade went off without incident in New York on Thursday amid heightened security, police said, after Islamic State militants abroad encouraged their followers to attack the popular holiday event.
U.S. soldier dies following IED blast in northern Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member died on Thursday after being wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Syria, U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, said in a statement.
Mayor says Trump backs Los Angeles’ 2024 Olympic Bid: NBC
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump told the Los Angeles’ mayor he would support the city’s 2024 Olympics bid when the two spoke this week, NBC reported on Thursday, citing the mayor’s spokeswoman.
Two killed, four wounded in Louisville park shootings
(Reuters) – Two people were killed and four wounded when gunfire erupted on Thursday at a park crowded with people gathered for a football tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, a police spokesman told reporters.
Trump spends Thanksgiving ‘working hard’ on Carrier plant
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he was spending part of his Thanksgiving holiday trying to convince an Indiana air conditioner maker to stay in the United States – reflecting his ele…
