Thousands still without power after deadly Washington state storm
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Thousands of Washington state residents remained without power on Monday after a storm packing wind gusts of more than 60 miles per hour (100 kph) roared through the broader Seattle area on Saturday, killing two people, authorities …
State Department says 150 more Clinton emails have classified information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 150 more of Hillary Clinton’s work emails have recently been designated as containing classified information, the U.S. State Department said on Monday ahead of the public release of the latest batch of emails Clinton handed…
Los Angeles police hand out body cameras to first patrol division
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Police Department handed out body cameras to its first patrol division on Monday, putting hundreds of the devices on the streets of the nation’s second-largest city in a roll-out of technology seen by proponents …
Trial begins for 13-year-old Michigan boy charged in fatal stabbing
DETROIT (Reuters) – The trial for a 13-year-old Michigan boy charged with fatally stabbing a 9-year-old boy on a playground last August began on Monday.
Fiat Chrysler offers $100 debit cards to owners of recalled U.S. vehicles
DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is offering $100 prepaid debit cards to owners of recalled vehicles to help ensure cars and trucks with potential safety defects get repaired, the company said on Monday.
Man sentenced to 20 years in suicide bomb plot at Kansas airport
WICHITA, Kan. (Reuters) – A man who plotted a suicide car bomb attack at a Wichita, Kansas, airport in 2013 was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Monday.
Ex-student sues Colgate University over expulsion in sex misconduct case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former student who says he was falsely accused of sexual misconduct sued New York’s Colgate University on Monday for expelling him after investigating complaints by three female students.
Arizona woman held on $2 million bail for drowning twin sons
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona mother who police say admitted to drowning her twin sons in a bathtub because “nobody loved them” and attempted to do the same to another child was ordered held on $2 million bond on Monday by a commissioner.
Supreme Court says former Virginia governor McDonnell can stay out of prison pending appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a request by former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell to remain out of prison while he appeals his corruption convictions.
Nearly 5 percent of University of Kentucky students sexually assaulted: survey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Nearly 5 percent of students at the University of Kentucky say they were sexually assaulted in the past year, but most of the cases went unreported, according to a survey conducted by the college.
