Slip sliding away, atop a Los Angeles skyscraper
The owner of a 73-floor tower in Los Angeles that ranks as the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River is building a glass slide to hang off the exterior of the structure, and it will invite visitors to ride the attraction.
Immunity to State Dept staffer who set up Clinton email server: WashPost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has given immunity from prosecution to a State Department employee who helped set up and manage the private email server Hillary Clinton used for her work as secretary of state, the Washington Post rep…
Police horse in New York takes a solo run through Times Square
(Reuters) – A New York City police horse bucked off his rider and galloped through Times Square during the dinner rush, damaging three cars before being captured, law enforcement said on Wednesday.
Chicago schools fast running out of cash as standoff with Illinois governor worsens
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s cash-starved public schools’ district may be choked off from more loans and find itself unable to meet a $676 million pension payment in June because of a deepening legal dispute with Illinois’ governor.
Idaho students arrested on suspicion of burning down principal’s home
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho police arrested three teenagers on Wednesday and were seeking a fourth on suspicion the group set a fire that destroyed the home of a high school principal and could have killed the educator and his wife, authorities sai…
Key justice Kennedy wavers as Supreme Court confronts abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A closely divided Supreme Court struggled with its biggest abortion case in years on Wednesday, with pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy voicing concerns about a restrictive Texas law yet stopping short of signaling he would strike i…
Alabama officer faces murder charges for killing unarmed black man
(Reuters) – A white Alabama police officer faces murder charges for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, authorities said on Wednesday.
Ohio man arrested for allegedly threatening Obama, Hillary Clinton
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio man arrested for allegedly threatening President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made an initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday.
Texas A&M student implicated in racial taunts has left school
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A student implicated in a case at Texas A&M University where racial slurs were allegedly used against a group of black high school students touring the campus is “no longer associated” with the university, the school said on Wednesday.
Chicago police officer gets two years for beating store clerk
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in federal prison for punching and kicking a convenience store clerk in an on-duty incident in 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
