Baltimore man sentenced to 5 years for arson in Freddie Gray riot
(Reuters) – A Baltimore man was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for setting fire to a liquor store during rioting triggered by the death of black detainee Freddie Gray while in police custody.
Man convicted in deadly 1963 Alabama church bombing denied parole
(Reuters) – A 78-year-old man convicted in the infamous 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that killed four young black girls during a Sunday morning service was denied parole on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the state parole board said.
Gunman in deadly Austin, Texas shooting arrested in Atlanta
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man suspected of killing one person and wounding four others when he fired shots from a handgun into a crowd on the streets of a nightclub area of Austin early Sunday was arrested without incident in Atlanta on Wednesday, th…
33 U.S. military personnel have contracted Zika overseas: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirty-three members of the U.S. military have contracted the Zika virus overseas in countries where it has been identified, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a Pentagon spokesman.
At least five people killed when pole slices through bus in California crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – At least five people died when the charter bus they were on crashed into a pole by a highway in Northern California early on Tuesday, officials said.
Florida to begin aerial spraying of insecticides to control Zika
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Florida will conduct an aerial insecticide spraying campaign at dawn on Wednesday in an effort to kill mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, officials in Miami-Dade County said.
California wildfires likely to worsen as season peaks: forecaster
(Reuters) – Drought conditions in California risk stoking new and ongoing wildfires as the season enters its peak, a forecaster said on Wednesday after several blazes already killed at least six people and charred thousands of acres so far this year.
Republican rift widens as Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in his party on Tuesday by denying two leading figures, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain, support in their re-election bids…
Court reduces Illinois casinos’ award in case linked to Blagojevich scandal
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court reduced an award to Illinois casinos on Tuesday, ruling in a lawsuit that arose from the corruption scandal that toppled then-Governor Rod Blagojevich that the jury wrongly found a “pattern” of racketeering activity….
FBI took months to warn Democrats of suspected Russian role in hack: sources
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The FBI did not tell the Democratic National Committee that U.S officials suspected it was the target of a Russian government-backed cyber attack when agents first contacted the party last fall, three people with kn…
