Firefighters battle major fire in Cambridge, Massachusetts
(Reuters) – Firefighters were battling a major, multiple-alarm fire of several buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the city’s fire department said on Twitter.
Bergdahl seeks pardon before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who is charged with desertion for walking away from his combat post in Afghanistan in 2009, has asked President Barack Obama for a pardon, the White House said on Saturday.
Yurts, cleats, coats: Dakota protesters dig in for brutal winter
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – In North Dakota, winter is most definitely coming.
Jury to continue deliberating in ex-South Carolina cop’s murder trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Jurors in South Carolina weighing homicide charges against a white former policeman who fatally shot a fleeing black motorist last year were to resume deliberations on Monday after earlier declaring they were deadlocked, wi…
Man stabbed to death on California university campus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who may have been a faculty member at the University of Southern California was stabbed to death on the downtown Los Angeles campus on Friday, and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said.
FBI captures a Top 10 Most Wanted fugitive in Los Angeles
(Reuters) – Federal authorities in Los Angeles took a man believed to be Marlon Jones, one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted,” into custody on Friday, the day after he was placed on the list for a fatal shooting at a birthday party in October, the agency s…
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin recovering well after Antarctic evacuation
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted photos on Saturday of his recovery in a New Zealand hospital after he was evacuated from the South Pole due to illness.
Airbnb, New York City settle rental law lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc and New York City said on Friday they had resolved a lawsuit brought by the company challenging a law it argued could expose it to significant penalties for advertising short-term apartment rentals.
U.S. veterans build barracks for pipeline protesters in cold
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – U.S. military veterans were building barracks on Friday at a protest camp in North Dakota to support thousands of activists who have squared off against authorities in frigid conditions to oppose a multibillion-dollar pipe…
Wal-Mart to settle U.S. lawsuit over benefits for same-sex spouses
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Friday said it would pay $7.5 million to settle a U.S. lawsuit claiming it discriminated against gay employees nationwide by denying health benefits to their spouses.
