Glitzy parties, bowling: Scenes from the other Republican convention
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Bourbon flowed, a jazz band played, and pink and violet lights bathed the vaulted stone ceilings at a party thrown by a liquor producers’ lobby group on Monday for attendees of the Republican National Convention.
A carnival of contrasting views near Cleveland’s Republican convention
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Stevedore Crawford strode onto the plaza at Cleveland’s Public Square, not far from this week’s Republican National Convention, pulled two brightly colored toy guns from his pants, waved them around and then threw himself onto the…
High water mark: active marijuana ingredient found in U.S. town well
DENVER (Reuters) – Residents of a small farming community in eastern Colorado have been warned to avoid drinking the town’s water after THC, the psychoactive agent in marijuana, was found in one of its feeder wells, authorities said on Thursday.
Former California police officer arrested on suspicion of rape
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A former California police officer was arrested on Thursday and booked on suspicion of 22 felonies related to the rape and sexual battery of five women while on duty and in uniform, the prosecutor handling the case said.
Mental age of accused Arizona ‘jihadist’ is less than 13, parents say
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona teenager jailed on charges of plotting to bomb a public building suffers from autism, with the mental capacity of someone younger than 13 and a “limited ability to function on his own,” his parents said on Thursday.
Forecasts of convention bonanza fall short for Cleveland businesses
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Along a cobblestoned row of restaurants near the Cleveland arena hosting this week’s Republican National Convention, the crowds on the sidewalk were shoulder to shoulder.
Man charged in fatal shooting of Kansas police officer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – A 20-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer has been charged with capital murder, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Suspect surrenders after tossing fake bomb into police van in Manhattan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man accused of tossing a fake bomb into a police van in Times Square and later barricading himself inside a vehicle in an hours-long standoff was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation on Thursday after surrendering to poli…
U.S. judge suspends Michigan’s ban on straight-ticket voting
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday temporarily suspended a Michigan law that abolished straight-ticket voting – the practice of using one mark to vote for all candidates from one party – that was going to take effect in the November general electi…
Doctors devise care plan for babies as Zika threat looms in U.S.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – As U.S. public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy…
