Chicago drops opposition to release of police shooting videos
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The city of Chicago, which has seen weeks of protests calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s resignation over police shootings of black citizens, said on Wednesday it had dropped its opposition to the release of videos showing the killing…
Man pleads not guilty in Houston court to U.S. terror charges: newspaper
(Reuters) – A Palestinian born in Iraq who entered the United States as a refugee more than five years ago pleaded not guilty in federal court in Houston on Wednesday to charges he supplied support to Islamic State and lied to U.S. officials, the Houst…
U.S. targets money laundering in all-cash home sales in Miami, Manhattan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is hunting down international criminals who launder money through real estate deals, with the Treasury Department ordering title insurance companies to report the identities of people paying cash for high-end pr…
U.S. Air Force shelving plans to retire A-10 ‘Warthog’: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is shelving plans to retire the aging A-10 “Warthog” aircraft, a heavily armored tank killer, because of its role in the fight against Islamic State, online publication Defense One reported on Wednesday, citing…
Fate of Florida death row inmates in limbo after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
TAMPA, Fla. – The fate of the 390 inmates on Florida’s death row was uncertain after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the state’s capital punishment sentencing process.
Minnesota college professor pleads guilty to ivory smuggling
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota philosophy professor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to trafficking in rhinoceros horn and elephant ivory in violation of U.S. laws that protect endangered species, prosecutors said.
Louisiana theater shooter thanked accused church attacker in journals
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – The man who killed two moviegoers and wounded nine in a Louisiana theater shooting last summer left behind notebooks in which he ranted against the United States and thanked Dylann Roof, the man accused of a church shooting…
Legionnaires’ spike in Michigan county dealing with water crisis
(Reuters) – The Michigan county already reeling from lead-contaminated drinking water in the city of Flint has seen a spike of Legionnaires’ disease resulting in 10 deaths that may or may not be related to the water crisis, officials said on Wednesday….
Historic $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot sparks ticket-buying frenzy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dreams of quitting an uninspiring job, helping the needy and traveling the world opened American wallets on Wednesday for a chance to win the biggest-ever $1.5 billion Powerball lottery jackpot.
Al Jazeera America to close by April 30: network
(Reuters) – Al Jazeera America, the cable television news outlet owned by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, is shutting down less than three years after its high-profile launch, the network said on Wednesday.
