Gunman kills one, self at Wyoming senior facility
(Reuters) – A gunman shot one person dead and injured two more at a senior living center in Wyoming before killing himself on Wednesday, police said.
Florida jury finds city of Miami liable in municipal bond case
MIAMI (Reuters) – The city of Miami and its former budget director were found liable by a Florida jury on Wednesday for engaging in a financial shell game in a case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stemming from a municipal bond s…
No charges for three police officers in deadly Texas biker shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury on Wednesday cleared three police officers involved in a 2015 shootout among rival motorcycle gangs in Waco in which nine people were killed, after some bikers accused police of firing indiscriminately into …
George W. Bush to put out book of his paintings to help veterans
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former President George W. Bush will put out a book of his paintings of veterans to raise money to support those who served in the military, using the hobby he took up after leaving the White House.
Another U.S. college conference rebuffs North Carolina over LGBT law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – The Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday said it would move 10 college sports championships from North Carolina, lengthening the list of prominent groups taking a stand this year against a state law that restricts righ…
Chicago City Council passes tax for pensions, airport bonds
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The last piece of Chicago’s pension funding puzzle fell into place on Wednesday with final approval of a tax on water and sewer usage to save the largest of the city’s four retirement systems from going broke.
Muslim woman set on fire in New York not targeted due to faith: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police investigating an attack in which a Muslim woman’s clothing was set alight are no longer probing the case as a hate crime after linking the suspects to similar assaults on non-Muslims, authorities said on Wednesday.
New U.S. black history museum may help dialogue on race: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new National Museum of African American History and Culture may help heal the persistent problem of U.S. racism when it opens in 10 days, the head of the Smithsonian Institution said on Wednesday.
U.S. statement confirms terms of new $38 billion Israel aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The terms of a new $38 billion aid package for Israel were confirmed in a White House statement obtained by Reuters ahead of a State Department ceremony on Wednesday to sign the new 10-year pact.
Massachusetts police chief, honored for drug strategy, now subject of probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts police chief who was honored by the White House earlier this year for his innovative approach to fighting a heroin crisis in his city is now the subject of an investigation and has been placed on leave, officials said…
