Philadelphia woman wins $10,000 for voting on Election Day
(Reuters) – A Philadelphia crossing guard has won $10,000 simply for casting her ballot for mayor in a lottery designed to encourage voter turnout.
Lawmakers attack Pentagon funding sports teams as ‘paid patriotism’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is moving to shut down a scheme that lawmakers said funneled millions of taxpayer dollars from the Pentagon to professional sports teams for honoring American soldiers at sporting events.
Illinois top court voids $10.1 billion Philip Morris ‘light’ verdict
(Reuters) – The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA in a long-running lawsuit accusing the Altria Group Inc unit of misleading smokers about the health risks of “light” cigarettes.
Woman, 86, escapes car trunk during Washington-to-Oregon abduction
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An 86-year-old Washington state woman forced into the trunk of her car and taken to Oregon by a trio of teenagers managed to escape when the alleged kidnappers stopped at a store, authorities said on Wednesday.
San Diego police surround ‘contained’ gunman, flights affected
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego police SWAT team members surrounded an apartment on Wednesday where they said a man armed with a high-powered rifle was “contained” after shooting at officers responding to a domestic incident, police and local media sai…
Full ground stop issued at San Diego airport: report
(Reuters) – A full ground stop was issued at San Diego International Airport, with no flights departing or arriving, KSWB-TV in San Diego reported on Wednesday.
Attacker stabs five on California university campus
(Reuters) – An attacker stabbed five people on the campus of a California university on Wednesday and was later shot and killed by police, school officials said.
After Ohio defeat, pot legalization backers aim for better luck in 2016
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Opponents of a voter initiative that would have legalized marijuana in Ohio celebrated their crushing victory on Wednesday as advocates of legalization said they see a better chance for victory in five other states next year.
Oklahoma woman charged with murder, assault in homecoming crash
(Reuters) – A woman suspected of driving her car into a homecoming parade crowd at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater was formally charged on Wednesday with second-degree murder and assault in the incident that killed four people and injured dozen…
Most black millennials know victim of police violence, harassment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than half of black millennials have either experienced police violence or harassment, or know someone who has, but they are more optimistic about the possibility of political change than their non-black peers, a study said on …
