Bankrupt grocer Haggen receives court approval to sell 47 stores
(Reuters) – Bankrupt grocery chain Haggen said on Wednesday it had received court approval to sell 47 stores on the West Coast, most of which will go back to grocer powerhouse Albertsons, as part of a plan to emerge from Chapter 11.
Florida ‘Facebook killer’ found guilty of second-degree murder
MIAMI (Reuters) – A jury on Wednesday found a Florida man guilty of second-degree murder after he killed his wife and posted a photo of her blood-spattered body on Facebook.
Oregon patrolman reassigned after calling black activists ‘fools’
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The Portland Police Bureau has taken a white patrolman off street duty after he complained on Twitter that a planned protest by Black Lives Matter civil rights activists would make him stay late at work to “babysit these fool…
GM, law firm can keep ignition switch documents secret: U.S. judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors Co and its law firm need not turn over privileged documents to drivers hoping to show that the automaker intended to commit a crime or fraud by concealing defective ignition switches in their vehicles, a Manhattan fe…
Georgia sheriff declares his community ‘politically incorrect’
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia sheriff has staked out his ground in the U.S. culture wars by posting a large sign cautioning visitors that his community is proud to be “politically incorrect.”
Puerto Rico Governor loses support of mayors as debt crisis bites
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – As Puerto Rico’s debt crisis takes its toll on the U.S. territory’s economy, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla is losing support within his own party, increasing the chances he won’t seek reelection next November.
Remains of Texas girl missing since 1990 may have been found
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A quarter century after her disappearance in southeastern Texas, authorities said on Wednesday they have unearthed what they think are the remains of a 15-year-old girl in a shallow grave about 20 miles from the rural store wh…
Homeless man arrested in California encampment had machine guns: police
(Reuters) – Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a homeless man at an encampment after finding him with machine guns and other weapons and ammunition, the department said on Wednesday.
Man dies at Ohio State after taking annual lake plunge
(Reuters) – A young man died after joining in an Ohio State University annual ritual in which students jump into a frigid campus lake to celebrate an upcoming football match, school officials said on Wednesday.
Security expected to be tighter as Americans head off on Thanksgiving travel
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions of Americans embarked on their annual Thanksgiving travels on Wednesday, with security at airports, New York City’s parade festivities and other venues expected to be heightened amid jitters after the Paris attacks.
