‘Newtown’ paints a portrait of communal grief, recovery
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly four years after the shocking massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, a new film, “Newtown,” explores how a small Connecticut town has coped with the aftermath of the deadliest shooting of schoolchildren in U.S. histo…
U.S. farmers race to ready for Hurricane Matthew’s blast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, roiled commodities markets and forced companies from cane refiners to orange juice makers to shutter as it whipped its way toward the southeastern United States on…
MSCI: Will not include Jamaica in ‘Frontier’ index in November
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. index provider MSCI said on it will no longer include Jamaican stocks in its benchmark frontier markets index as part of its November review, but retain the country as “standalone” due to difficulties for investors in accessing …
Armed occupation leader cites religious faith in justifying Oregon refuge takeover
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Ammon Bundy, who led an armed occupation of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon earlier this year, testified in federal court on Thursday that his hostility toward federal land ownership was shaped by his religious faith and “na…
Man sentenced to jail for defacing Islamic center in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A man who pleaded guilty to spray-painting offensive graffiti on the walls of an Islamic center in Missouri in 2011 and later leaving burned copies of the Koran outside the building’s front door was sentenced on Thursday to…
Teenager with replica gun shot by Los Angeles police wanted to die: police chief
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 16-year-old boy killed in a weekend police shooting in Los Angeles that generated protests left a farewell note and confronted police with a replica handgun to end his own life, the city’s police chief said on Thursday.
U.S. researcher killed in Ethiopia praised for work, kindness
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California university researcher killed in Ethiopia protests was a brilliant scientist with an infectious smile who was studying the effects of climate change at the time of her death, the colleague who was traveling with h…
Prosecutors seek to try South Carolina school shooter, 14, as adult
(Reuters) – A South Carolina prosecutor on Thursday sought to charge a 14-year-old boy as an adult on two charges of murder and three charges of attempted murder following a schoolyard shooting last month that convulsed the community of Townville.
Banner of Russia’s Putin hung from New York City bridge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police are looking for whoever draped a gigantic banner featuring a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the side of the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday.
Clinton Foundation warns donors about targeted phishing attempts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Clinton Foundation warned donors about targeted hacking attempts to steal donors’ personal information, according to two contributors and a copy of an email seen by Reuters, in a year that has seen an unprecedented wave of hack…
