Arctic air chills parts of U.S. Great Plains, Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A biting cold blast of arctic air gripped the northern Great Plains and parts of the Midwest on Tuesday, bringing dangerous wind chills and the threat of frostbite, weather officials said.
More votes than voters in many Detroit precincts: newspaper
(Reuters) – Numerous voting machines in heavily Democratic Detroit showed a greater number of ballots than poll workers records said were cast in the Nov. 8 presidential election, the Detroit News reported on Tuesday.
Racist post about Michelle Obama sparks West Virginia review of nonprofit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A West Virginia nonprofit has reinstated a director who stepped down last month after calling first lady Michelle Obama “an ape in heels,” prompting the state government to review its contracts with the group, the governor’s offi…
Boeing to move defense unit headquarters to Washington, D.C.
(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Tuesday it would move the headquarters of its defense unit to Washington, D.C. from St. Louis, a move that coincides with President-elect Donald Trump’s push to get defense contractors including Boeing to rein in costs.
Captain of doomed ship El Faro: ‘We’re gettin’ conflicting reports’
(Reuters) – The captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship that sank near the Bahamas last year, killing all 33 onboard, told a crew member that there was confusion about the location of the storm that doomed the vessel, a transcript released on Tuesday show…
UAE student killed by Ohio police on December 4 was unarmed: official
(Reuters) – A college student from the United Arab Emirates was unarmed when an Ohio police officer shot him to death this month after a traffic accident, a spokeswoman for the state attorney general said on Tuesday.
Lufthansa plane search negative after bomb threat: Port Authority
SAN FRANCISCO/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A Lufthansa flight bound for Germany from Texas was diverted to New York City on Monday due to a bomb threat, but a subsequent search of the aircraft found no explosive device, officials said.
Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and illicit substances declined among U.S. teens again in 2016, continuing a long-term trend, according to a study released on Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health….
Green Party U.S. election recount bid comes to a close
(Reuters) – The recount effort by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in three U.S. states came to an end on Monday, after weeks of legal wrangling yielded only one electoral review in Wisconsin that favored Republican winner Donald Trump.
U.S. Justice Department sues Virginia county for blocking mosque
(Reuters) – A Virginia county has discriminated against a Muslim congregation on religious grounds by halting the group’s plans to build a small mosque on its land, the U.S. Justice Department said in a lawsuit filed on Monday.
