Super Tuesday showdown: How the U.S. South won the spotlight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Things were not looking too good a year ago for Georgia’s top elections officer as he tried to stitch together a mega-presidential primary in the U.S. South.
Yosemite landmarks set to lose famous names in ‘ugly divorce’
On Tuesday, more than 125 years after the Scottish-American naturalist’s advocacy helped inspire the creation of Yosemite National Park, some of its most hallowed sites are set to be stripped of their famous names as part of a bitter, $50 million legal…
Protesters hurl rocks at police after teenager shot in Salt Lake City
(Reuters) – Protesters threw rocks at police in Salt Lake City after officers shot a black teenager who was attacking a man late on Saturday, authorities said.
Ohio pastor fatally shot during church services, brother a suspect
(Reuters) – An Ohio pastor was shot and killed as he was conducting church services on Sunday morning, with the suspected gunman being his brother, police said.
Virginia policewoman killed on her first day on job; Army sergeant charged
(Reuters) – An off-duty U.S. Army sergeant stationed at the Pentagon has been charged with fatally shooting a Virginia police officer on her first day on the job as she responded to a domestic disturbance at a home outside Washington, authorities said …
Four stabbed in melee at Ku Klux Klan rally in California
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) – Four people were stabbed, and one of them critically wounded on Saturday in a scuffle between members of the Ku Klux Klan and counter-protesters near a planned KKK rally in Anaheim, California, police said.
Floor tiles, water fountains, clinic doors weigh on Texas abortion case
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A pivotal abortion case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday forces the justices to ponder seemingly mundane matters such as corridor width, the swinging motion of doors, floor tiles and the angle that water flows…
U.S. court test on abortion reflects success of strategy shift
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a major abortion case for the first time in nearly a decade, the regulations at issue will not involve fetuses or the mother, but rather standards for doctors and facilities where th…
Clinton wins big in South Carolina on way to ‘Super Tuesday’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton crushed rival Bernie Sanders at the South Carolina primary on Saturday, propelling her into next week’s crucial “Super Tuesday” voting in 11 states on a wave of momentum….
Wife of accused Uber driver shooter in Michigan files for divorce
(Reuters) – The wife of the Uber driver charged with murdering six people as he drove through Kalamazoo, Michigan, last week has filed for divorce, her attorney said on Saturday.
