CDC says at least 19 E. coli infections linked to Costco chicken salad
(Reuters) – At least 19 people in seven states may have been infected by E. coli after eating rotisserie chicken salad sold at Costco Wholesale Corp’s stores, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
Seven charged in fatal beating of teen at upstate New York church
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – Seven people were criminally charged on Tuesday for their alleged role in the fatal October beating of a teenager during a counseling session at an upstate New York church.
Minneapolis police arrest two in shooting of Black Lives Matter protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minneapolis police said on Tuesday they have arrested a 23-year-old white man and a 32-year-old Hispanic man over the shooting of five people near a city police station where demonstrators have gathered for more than a week to p…
U.S. consumers and stores face off over depth of holiday discounts
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Target Corp’s 10 percent discount on a $30.49 pair of embroidered curtains was not nearly enough to entice Valerie Jenkins, shopping in Chicago the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Embezzled utility payments leave some Oklahomans in the dark
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Some residents of a southern Oklahoma town were without electricity on Tuesday because of an embezzlement scandal that has played havoc with municipal finances and left power bills unpaid.
Son of Kentucky murder suspect arrested for threatening police
(Reuters) – A 20-year-old man was arrested in Tennessee on charges of threatening the Scottsville, Kentucky, police department over their case against his father who is charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl, police said.
Man charged with killing California artist as he worked on mural
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California man accused of shooting an artist to death while the man worked on a mural under a freeway in the Bay Area city of Oakland was charged with murder on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A hacker who once advertised having access to user account information for websites like Facebook and Twitter has been linked through a Russian email address to the theft of a record 1.2 billion Internet credentials, the FBI said i…
Budget gap, pensions could push Illinois credit rating lower: Moody’s
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ credit rating could move even closer to “junk” if its already large pension liability and budget deficit grow, Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday.
Four killed in military helicopter crash at U.S. Army base in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Four crew members on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter died when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise at the Fort Hood U.S. Army base in central Texas, military officials said on Tuesday.
