Northwest braces for high winds after rare Oregon twisters
(Reuters) – The U.S. Northwest was bracing for hurricane-force winds and heavy rain as the remnants of a typhoon move onshore on Saturday, a day after rare tornadoes clobbered the Oregon coast.
Two men charged with hate crime in attack on Sikh in California
(Reuters) – Two men who are accused of attacking a Sikh man in California by punching him, knocking off his turban and cutting his hair were charged on Friday with assault as a hate crime, according to local media.
U.S. Navy investigator sentenced to 12 years in bribery case
(Reuters) – A former Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) agent was sentenced on Friday to 12 years in federal prison for leaking information to a defense contractor in exchange for cash, luxury travel and the services of prostitutes, the U.S. J…
North Carolina Democrats win extension of voter registration deadline
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A state judge in North Carolina gave residents in counties hit hard by Hurricane Matthew five extra days to register to vote after Democrats sued to get an extension to Friday’s deadline, while a federal judge ordered an…
Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – Americans traveling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island’s coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the U.S. government on Friday to further ease trade, travel and financia…
Connecticut judge dismisses Sandy Hook families’ suit against gunmaker
(Reuters) – A Connecticut judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the families of some of the 26 young children and adults killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in 2012, saying the maker of the rifle used in the attack had “broad immunity” un…
Mourners gather to remember black man killed by Charlotte police
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (Reuters) – Mourners at the funeral for Keith Scott, whose death in a police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina last month led to a week of sometimes violent protests, called for a commitment to change and an end to hate.
New Jersey Governor Christie signs gas tax hike, restarts halted transportation projects
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday signed into law a gasoline tax hike of 23 cents a gallon and ordered that stalled bridge, road and transit projects be restarted.
Three Kansas men charged with plotting attack on Somali community
(Reuters) – Three Kansas men have been charged with plotting to bomb an apartment complex in Garden City, Kansas, where Somali immigrants live and worship, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Nearly two dozen San Antonio police punished for wearing Trump hats
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen San Antonio police seen in uniform wearing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats will be reprimanded or provided counseling for violating department policy, the departm…
