Dozens of protesters arrested outside Minnesota governor’s mansion
(Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested on Tuesday outside the Minnesota governor’s mansion amid a weeks-long protest over the police killing of a black motorist earlier this month.
UAW chief says Clinton told him she would renegotiate NAFTA
(Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams said on Tuesday that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has assured him she would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement if she is elected president.
Charleston church shooter was headed to Tennessee when captured: documents
(Reuters) – The white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racist attack at a South Carolina church last year was heading to Tennessee when he was arrested, according to court records filed by prosecutors to support their federal charges…
Kansas budget pressures trigger S&P rating downgrade
(Reuters) – Ongoing budget woes in Kansas led Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday to downgrade the state’s credit rating by one notch to AA-minus with a stable outlook.
Atheist group sues Kansas City, Missouri, over Baptist convention
(Reuters) – An atheist group has sued Kansas City, Missouri, charging that plans to use $65,000 in tourism tax dollars to assist in an upcoming Baptist convention violates guarantees in the U.S. Constitution separating church and state.
Powerball jackpot grows to $422 million, eighth largest ever
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Powerball jackpot grew to $422 million ahead of an 11 p.m. EDT drawing on Wednesday, making it the eighth largest in the game’s history and the 11th-biggest lottery prize ever in the United States.
U.S. report says Tesla in fatal Autopilot crash was speeding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A driver killed in the May 7 crash of a Tesla Motors Inc car while using Autopilot driving-assist software was exceeding the speed limit, U.S. highway safety investigators said on Tuesday in a preliminary report that did not sta…
Ex-Virginia Tech students indicted in death of 13-year-old girl
(Reuters) – A grand jury indicted two former Virginia Tech students on Tuesday for first-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl, a prosecutor said.
U.S. opens door to a change in blood donation policy for gay men
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened the door on Tuesday to a change in its blood donor deferral recommendations, which currently prohibit donations from gay men for a year following their last sexual encounter in order to reduce th…
Six months prison for man linked to gun Boston bombers used to kill cop
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man on Tuesday was sentenced to six months in federal prison for having possessed a handgun with its serial number filed off that the Boston Marathon bombers used to kill a police officer while trying to flee the city…
