Pennsylvania’s ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ city gets artificial tree
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The cash-strapped Pennsylvania city that was ridiculed and then praised in 2014 for its scrawny “Charlie Brown Christmas” tree has decided to go artificial this year, gracing its town square with a brightly lit, factory-made model …
Takata tumbles after report company weighs U.S. bankruptcy filing
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares of Takata Corp fell sharply on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported late last week that the troubled Japanese air bag maker is weighing a U.S. bankruptcy filing as one option for clearing a path for an outside invest…
U.S. cautions air passengers on replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Airline passengers with replacement Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphones should power them down and not stow them in checked baggage due to a fire risk, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday.
Arizona ‘jihadist’ agrees to plead guilty to terrorism, conspiracy
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona teenager who the FBI said professed himself to be an “American jihadist” has agreed to plead guilty to terrorism and conspiracy charges stemming from a suspected plot to bomb a state motor vehicle office, court documents …
Obama declares major disaster in North Carolina from Hurricane Matthew
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in North Carolina on Monday after Hurricane Matthew roared through the state over the weekend, the White House said.
Suspect in killing of two California officers barred from owning gun
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 26-year-old man accused of shooting to death two police officers in Palm Springs, California, is a convicted felon who was barred from owning a gun, which has prompted an investigation into how he acquired the firearm, officia…
Trump threatens jail time, Clinton says rival’s campaign is ‘exploding’
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Donald Trump, defiant amid a tide of criticism of his sexually aggressive remarks about women, said Hillary Clinton would go to jail if he were president and attacked her husband for his treatment of women in a vicious presidentia…
U.S. federal agencies ask for another pipeline construction pause
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army and Departments of Interior and Justice on Monday asked the company building the Dakota Access pipeline to voluntarily halt construction within 20 miles of a contested section of the proposed route.
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of two California police officers
(Reuters) – A suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of two California police officers had high-capacity ammunition magazines and concealable soft body armor when he was captured, law enforcement authorities said on Sunday.
North Carolina floodwaters, death toll rise as Matthew heads to sea
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (Reuters) – Raging North Carolina rivers still rising after Hurricane Matthew threaten up to a week more of death and destruction, the state’s governor said on Sunday as the storm’s remnant headed out to sea, leaving a path of carn…
