Pennsylvania governor rejects Republican budget, says it’s ‘garbage’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday rejected a budget proposed by Republican-led lawmakers, calling it ‘garbage,’ but allowed spending on education and some services to be funded to avoid a threatened closure of school…
Backroad Anthem lead singer missing, friend’s body recovered
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Craig Strickland, lead singer of the country-rock band Backroad Anthem, was missing after the boat he was in capsized while he was duck hunting on a northern Oklahoma lake, officials said on Tuesday.
Coast Guard closes Mississippi River to vessel traffic near St. Louis
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday closed a 5-mile (8 km) section of the Mississippi River near St. Louis, Missouri, to all vessel traffic as rising river levels created “hazardous conditions,” the agency said in a release.
Database of 191 million U.S. voters exposed on Internet: researcher
(Reuters) – An independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open Internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on Monday.
Storms snarl U.S. travel, threaten rare winter tornadoes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Snow, sleet and hail snarled transportation across swaths of the United States on Monday during one of the busiest travel weeks, after dozens died in U.S. storms that were part of a wild worldwide weather system seen over the Christ…
U.S. gay sex slave trial exposes dilemmas faced by male trafficking victims
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Three young Hungarian men have helped dismantle a U.S. gay prostitution ring that enslaved them, marking a victory for local prosecutors but highlighting the difficulty in reaching and helping male trafficking vi…
Chicago mayor cutting short Cuba vacation after police shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has decided to come home early from his vacation in Cuba to address the fatal shooting of two more black residents by a city police department already under federal investigation over its use of deadly for…
Houston-area mall evacuated after hoverboard catches fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A suburban Houston mall was evacuated for nearly an hour on Monday after a hoverboard caught fire inside the sprawling structure, an official said.
Ohio grand jury clears police in fatal shooting of 12-year-old
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A grand jury cleared two Cleveland police officers on Monday in the November 2014 fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was brandishing a toy gun in a park, and a prosecutor said there were a series of mistakes but no crim…
Puerto Rico police officer shoots dead three colleagues
(Reuters) – A Puerto Rico police officer shot dead three colleagues on Monday and was in critical condition after being shot himself in the police department building in the city of Ponce, authorities said.
