WikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks released files on Wednesday of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its servers.
Firefighters battle California wildfires, bulldozer operator dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews hoping to contain a deadly wildfire burning in rugged, drought-stricken terrain north of Los Angeles made steady progress on Wednesday, after a bulldozer operator fighting a smaller blaze in central California died when th…
Florida teenager arrested for threatening to kill police: media
(Reuters) – A Florida teenager accused of threatening to kill police was arrested in New York City on Wednesday, national media reported.
President Reagan’s would-be killer Hinckley to go free
(Reuters) – John Hinckley Jr., who wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by a deranged obsession with actress Jodie Foster, can be freed from a psychiatric hospital to live with his mother,…
Florida identifies two more Zika cases not related to travel
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Florida health department said on Wednesday it was investigating another two cases of Zika not related to travel to a place where the virus is being transmitted, raising the possibility of local Zika transmission in the continen…
Baltimore prosecutor drops police charges in Freddie Gray case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Baltimore’s top prosecutor on Wednesday dropped remaining charges against police officers tied to the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, after failing four times to secure convictions in a case that inflamed the U.S. debate on…
California power operator urges conservation during heat wave
(Reuters) – California’s power grid operator issued an alert urging consumers to conserve electricity on Wednesday as a heat wave baked the state, especially in the north.
Wall St. banker merely discussed work with inside trader dad: lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The defense lawyer for a former Wall Street investment banker charged with giving his father inside information insisted on Wednesday that his client had no intention of conveying trading tips while discussing his work.
Washington’s Union Station briefly evacuated over bomb threat: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police declared an all-clear at Washington’s Union Station and allowed people to re-enter the train terminal after a bomb threat on Wednesday forced a brief evacuation.
Manslaughter charge tossed for Florida sheriff’s deputy in shooting death
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A manslaughter charge against a sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a black man carrying an air rifle was dismissed on Wednesday after the deputy argued that he acted in self-defense.
