Cedar Rapids, Iowa, braces for flooding as river expected to crest
(Reuters) – Emergency crews have erected nearly 10 miles (16 km) of temporary flood barricades and laid a quarter-million sandbags in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as residents braced on Monday for what could be the second-largest flood in the city’s history, of…
Charlotte protesters march for sixth night despite shooting video release
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – A couple hundred demonstrators chanted and marched through Charlotte on Sunday, as protests persisted after the release of two videos showing the fatal shooting of a black man by police officers in North Carolina’s largest c…
Baseball world mourns boating death of Miami Marlins star Fernandez
MIAMI (Reuters) – Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez, one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball and a hero to Miami’s Cuban community, was killed in a boating crash early on Sunday in Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard said. He was 24 years …
Charlotte protests diminish early on Friday as family views video
(Reuters) – Largely peaceful protests dwindled early on Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, as police chose not to enforce a curfew prompted by two nights of riots that engulfed the city after a black man was shot to death by a police officer.
Parent bloggers question role in Mylan’s EpiPen schools push
CHICAGO (Reuters) – When Mylan NV recruited food allergy bloggers to learn about its campaign to get allergic shock antidotes into schools, many were eager to join the maker of the EpiPens they carry in purses and stash in book bags to protect their ch…
Terminal at New York’s LaGuardia reopened after evacuation: media
(Reuters) – U.S. authorities reopened a terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Friday after an abandoned vehicle prompted its evacuation, media reported.
Ex-U.S. Representative Weiner probed after report of teen girl chats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors and New York police are investigating former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner following a media report that he engaged in sexually-explicit cellphone and online messages with a 15-year-old girl, officials said…
Tulsa officer charged with manslaughter for fatal shooting seen on video
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – The white Tulsa police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man whose car had broken down and blocked a road was charged with first degree manslaughter on Thursday and a warrant has been issued for her arrest.
Gunman kills two, takes own life at Tennessee factory
(Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on his co-workers at a manufacturing plant in eastern Tennessee on Thursday, killing two people before taking his own life, police said.
Image purported to be Michelle Obama’s passport posted online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An image purported to be a scanned copy of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama’s passport was leaked online on Thursday alongside personal emails said to belong to a low-level White House staffer who worked with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
