St. Louis Rams player hospitalized after shooting in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Suspended St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey was hospitalized in critical but stable condition on Wednesday after being shot in a car near his Miami-area hometown.
White House says Obama to deliver statement on homeland security at 11:40 ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver a statement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on U.S. homeland security ahead of the holiday season at 11:40 a.m. (1640 GMT) on Wednesday , the White House said.
Four men accused of slashing inflatable dam in drought-hit California
(Reuters) – Four men have been arrested on suspicion of slashing an inflatable dam with knives, letting out nearly 50 million gallons of water in drought-hit California, officials said on Wednesday.
Minneapolis police arrest three in shooting of Black Lives Matter protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minneapolis police on Tuesday arrested three men in the shooting of five people near a police station where demonstrators have gathered for more than a week to protest the killing of an unarmed black man by police officers.
Chicago charges officer in black teen’s death, releases video of shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A white Chicago policeman was charged with murdering a black teenager on Tuesday, hours before authorities released a graphic video showing the youth walking away from officers as he is shot 16 times.
Kabbalah Center follower wins $177,000 in sexual misconduct suit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman who brought a sexual misconduct suit against the former co-director of the Kabbalah Center, a spiritual group whose brand of Jewish mysticism has drawn many celebrity devotees, was awarded $177,500 in damages by a jury o…
U.S. working to keep up with surging weapons demand: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is working hard to ensure quicker processing of U.S. foreign arms sales, which surged 36 percent to $46.6 billion in fiscal 2015 and look set to remain strong in coming years, a top Pentagon official said.
Oregon police investigate assault of transgender college student
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A transgender Oregon college student was assaulted at a private liberal arts school in Portland over the weekend in an attack that happened at about the same time a black student was punched by three white men, authorities sa…
Seven charged with murder in beating of teen at upstate New York church
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – Seven people who prosecutors say were involved in the beating death of a teenager during a counseling session at an upstate New York church were indicted on second-degree murder charges on Tuesday by a grand jury.
Baby in swaddling clothes found in manger at New York church
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A newborn with his umbilical cord still attached was found lying in a manger at a New York church, police said on Tuesday.
