Replacement Samsung Note 7 phone emits smoke on U.S. plane: family
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A replacement model of the fire-prone Samsung Note 7 smartphone began smoking inside a U.S. plane on Wednesday, the family that owns it said, prompting fresh investigations by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the F…
Armed occupation leader defends takeover in U.S. federal court
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Rancher Ammon Bundy, who led armed anti-government militants in seizing a U.S. wildlife center earlier this year, told a federal court jury on Wednesday they acted to protest federal control of public lands and to rally local…
Hurricane prompts Americans to flee coast, lay in supplies
MIAMI/CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – People along the southeast U.S. coast fled inland, stocked up on groceries and queued for gasoline on Wednesday as President Barack Obama and state governors urged millions to evacuate or brace for a potentially devas…
Machete-wielding man fatally shot by police on Colorado university campus
DENVER (Reuters) – A machete-wielding man who was menacing people on the University of Colorado’s flagship campus was fatally shot by police officers on Wednesday after he refused commands to drop the weapon, authorities said.
Texas executes man who admitted to neighbors’ 2003 slaying
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed a man on Wednesday who pleaded guilty to spraying a neighboring home with gunfire, kicking in the door and killing the married couple who lived there in 2003.
Chicago latest to sanction Wells Fargo for defrauding customers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a one-year suspension for Wells Fargo & Co from city business because of its scandal over phony accounts, joining the states of Illinois and California in punishing the bank.
South Carolina school shooting victim gets superhero’s farewell
TOWNVILLE, S.C. (Reuters) – Mourners dressed as colorful comic book characters gathered to remember a 6-year-old boy during a superhero-themed funeral on Wednesday, a week after the child was fatally shot at his South Carolina elementary school.
Customers sue UnitedHealth over prescription drug co-pay costs
(Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group Inc has been sued by three customers who accused the largest U.S. health insurer of charging co-payments for prescription drugs that were higher than their actual cost and pocketing the difference.
Eighty indicted for drug trafficking in Maryland prison
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted 80 people for drug trafficking at Maryland’s biggest prison, officials said on Wednesday, in the third major case to target corruption in the state’s prison system since 2009.
Obama says U.S. government prepared to respond to Hurricane Matthew
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the U.S. government has teams and supplies positioned to respond to Hurricane Matthew as the storm barrels toward Florida and other southeastern states.
