Maine proposes ban on junk food purchases with food stamps
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – Maine’s top health official on Monday proposed banning the purchase of soda and candy under the federal aid program known as food stamps, describing the move as needed to counter an “alarming epidemic of obesity” among the st…
Man arrested in student shooting caught on video in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A man suspected in the shooting of a Tulane University medical student that was recorded on video was captured on Monday after a manhunt, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.
California city to pay $4.9 million over fatal beating of homeless man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The city of Fullerton, California agreed on Monday to pay $4.9 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the father of a homeless man beaten to death by two then-policemen, an incident that sparked protests in the Los Angeles subur…
Reputed gang member gets life in prison for New York mother’s murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An accused gang member was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for his role in the 2010 killing of his girlfriend and her toddler son on New York’s Long Island, federal authorities said.
Indiana teenager charged with planning to blow up high school
(Reuters) – A central Indiana teenager was charged on Monday with plotting to blow up his high school with several pipe bombs that he planned to construct at his home, according to a local prosecutor.
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.
Chicago mayor, community leaders to discuss police shooting video
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was scheduled to meet on Monday with community and religious leaders to prepare them for the release of a disturbing video of an October 2014 fatal police shooting of a black teenager.
L.A. judge expected to free man imprisoned for rape after DNA clears him
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge was expected to free a man on Monday who has spent 16 years in prison for sexual assault after new DNA evidence cleared him of the crimes and linked them to the so-called “Teardrop Rapist,” the California Inn…
U.S. taxpayers set to shell out for growing peanut pile
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A mountain of peanuts is piling up in the U.S. south, threatening to hand American taxpayers a near $2-billion bailout bill over the next three years, and leaving the government with a big chunk of the crop on its books.
Tight inventories, rising prices hurt U.S. home sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home resales fell in October as a persistent shortage of properties limited choice for potential buyers and pushed up prices, suggesting some softening in the pace of the housing market recovery after strong gains early this…
