Severe floods hit Missouri as U.S. storms sweep north
KANSAS CITY, Mo./CHICAGO (Reuters) – Missouri residents struggled through a fourth straight day of storms on Tuesday, fighting rising floodwaters that inundated homes, forced evacuations and closed highways and even part of the Mississippi River.
Posh New York City hotels pledge to go green
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Some of New York’s most iconic hotels, comprising more than 11,000 guest rooms, promised to cut their carbon footprints on Tuesday and join a city effort to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
Texas ‘affluenza’ teen captured in Mexico to be returned to U.S.
FORT WORTH, Texas/PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (Reuters) – A rich Texas teenager who fled with his mother to Mexico to avoid possible jail time for violating his probation in a drunken-driving crash that left four people dead planned the flight and even hel…
New York City ramps up security for New Year’s Eve celebration
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A six-ton crystal ball is ready to be lowered above New York City, colorful paper has been ground into confetti that will rain on Times Square and about 6,000 police officers will guard revelers on New Year’s Eve at one of the city…
Chicago officer who shot black teen pleads not guilty to murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation to return to the city to deal with the fallout from two more fatal police shootings o…
Cleveland police to review shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland police will review from start-to-finish the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice to determine if the two officers involved or others should face disciplinary action in the November 2014 incident, officials said on Tu…
Man pleads guilty to defacing Missouri Islamic center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A man who admitted spray-painting graffiti on the exterior walls of an Islamic center in Missouri in 2011 and leaving two burned copies of the Koran outside it pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal civil rights charge, pro…
Sidecar to cease ride and delivery services at end of this year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sidecar, the ride-hailing and delivery company that has long struggled to keep up with competitors Uber and Lyft, said on Tuesday it will cease operations at the end of the month.
Unprecedented security set for California’s Rose Parade, Rose Bowl
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Two arrested for Florida drive-by shooting that killed 7-year-old
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida teen accused of firing the shots during a drive-by shooting that killed a seven-year-old boy surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, Miami-Dade police said.
