Man suspected of kidnapping South Carolina woman is charged with four murders
(Reuters) – A South Carolina man suspected of chaining a woman inside a storage shed on his rural property was charged with four murders and denied bail on Sunday based on his confession to a massacre at a motorcycle shop 13 years ago, South Carolina m…
Georgia senators will consider Clinton high court nominees: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Georgia’s two Republican senators broke with members of their party, saying they would consider Supreme Court nominees put forward by Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton if she wins the presidency, the Atlanta Journal-Constituti…
Family of Missouri man killed by police awarded $3 million: report
(Reuters) – The family of an unarmed mentally ill man who died after being shot with a Taser four times by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in 2011 was awarded $3 million by a federal jury last week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper reported.
Ghebreslassie and Keitany dominate New York marathon
(Reuters) – Eritrean world champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Kenyan Mary Keitany powered to dominant victories in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Social media helps U.S. millennial voters register, turnout worries linger
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the youngest members of the millennial generation became old enough to vote in this year’s U.S. presidential election, states and social media platforms poured efforts into online registration, hoping to attract these tech savvy…
Security hustles Trump from stage after protester displays sign
RENO, Nevada/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after a false alarm as someone in the crowd shouted “gun” during scuffles with a man who held up a “Rep…
Final reckoning approaches for Obama’s high court nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several intriguing scenarios could unfold after Tuesday’s U.S. election to break the deadlock over filling a Supreme Court vacancy that has provoked a bitter nine-month standoff between President Barack Obama and Senate Republica…
Three killed, three wounded in ‘horrific’ stabbing at N.J. home
(Reuters) – Three people were stabbed to death, two of them children, and three others wounded at a house in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday and authorities asked for the public’s help in finding a man acquainted with at least one of the victims.
GE alerts airlines about engine part after American Airlines fire
(Reuters) – General Electric Co is seeking to remove an engine part from service after an American Airlines jet erupted in flames last week, it told air carriers in a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday.
Arizona may enforce ballot collection law: Supreme Court order
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday ordered an Arizona state law that restricts the collection of ballots by third parties back in place for Tuesday’s election, a victory for Republicans in an intensifying state-by-state legal battle over ac…
