Texas man committed suicide using venomous snake, authorities say
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The death of an 18-year-old man, found unresponsive in his vehicle in an Austin parking lot in July with an empty snake container, has been ruled a suicide committed using his venomous pet cobra, a county judge’s office and a …
Ben Carson West Point controversy divides Republicans: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson was viewed less favorably by a significant portion of Republicans after his claim to have been offered a scholarship to West Point was disputed, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Carson’s comeback to Trump’s insults: ‘Pray for him’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson recommended praying for rival Donald Trump after the real-estate mogul and television personality, in a 95-minute rant in Iowa, likened him to a child molester, Carson’s business manager sai…
Person arrested for making threats against Michigan Tech black students
DETROIT (Reuters) – A person was arrested for making threats through social media messaging app Yik Yak against black students at Michigan Technological University, a spokeswoman for the school said on Friday.
Lockdown at Marist College in New York after online threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marist College, a small private school 84 miles (135 km) north of New York City, canceled classes and ordered a lockdown on Friday because of an online, anonymous posting that threatened a shooting on campus, a Marist spokesman sai…
Chicago police say eight-year-old boy accidentally shot relative, 10
(Reuters) – An 8-year-old boy accidentally shot a 10-year-old male relative with a handgun on Chicago’s South Side, police said on Friday.
Higher spend on essentials, online bargains hit U.S. department stores
(Reuters) – Slumping same-store sales at upscale U.S. department store operator Nordstrom Inc could point to more than a glut in retailers’ inventories, not just a longer-than-usual spell of warm weather and fewer spendthrift tourists.
Special Report: Trump’s art of the deal – Dispute your bills
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump has a message for anyone who agrees to do a job for him: If I don’t like your work or I think you’re trying to rip me off, don’t expect to be paid in full.
Many Americans lukewarm on Obama Keystone pipeline rejection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Many Americans are lukewarm on President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, with more than a third saying they didn’t care either way, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
El Nino sends rare tropical visitors to California waters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – El Nino’s warm currents have brought fish in an unexpected spectrum of shapes and colors from Mexican waters to the ocean off California’s coast, thrilling scientists with the sight of bright tropical species and giving anglers …
