New York prepares for Thanksgiving parade as Islamic State threat looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – David Huddle and his daughter Megan, a flute player for the North Hardin High School marching band in Kentucky, have been preparing for more than a year for the band’s performance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
California prosecutor sues shoplifter pretrial diversion program
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office on Monday sued a company it said worked with security guards and retail stores to extort shoplifting suspects into paying hundreds of dollars for a supposed educational program to avoid…
Woman sues Washington for return of JFK assassination film
DALLAS (Reuters) – A woman whose grandfather shot a home movie of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963 is suing the U.S. government to either get it back or get $10 million in compensation.
Texas move may delay Supreme Court immigration case review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to file court papers in its dispute with the federal government over President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, a move that could delay a ruling in the cas…
Black Oregon college student assaulted by three white classmates: police
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The assault of a black Oregon college student by three white students is being investigated by a police hate crime unit and comes days after Portland police received reports of racist threats on social media, authorities said…
Winter storm may boost California snowpack but impede holiday travel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A winter storm could bring up to 18 inches of snow to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains this week, forecasters said, bolstering the state’s drought-diminished snowpack but prompting warnings of possible hazards for hol…
Eric Garner grand jury minutes to remain sealed: N.Y. high court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The testimony a New York City grand jury heard before declining to indict a white police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner will remain secret, the state’s highest court ruled on Monday.
FBI investigates violent arrest of fan at Ole Miss football game
(Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the violent arrest of a fan at University of Mississippi football game after a video showed a security officer punching the man in the face during the arrest, school officials said Monday….
Person of interest arrested in slaying of California muralist
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police have arrested a person of interest in connection with the murder of a muralist who was fatally shot while painting in the Bay Area city of Oakland, California, officials said on Monday.
U.S. issues travel warning, sees ‘increased terrorist threats’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday warning U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling because of what it described as “increased terrorist threats.”
