Trump says won’t be ‘throwing punches’ in U.S. Republican debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the man to beat in this week’s first televised Republican presidential debate, said on Sunday he does not plan to attack his rivals and downplayed expectations for his performance, saying “I’m not a debater.”
Drug needle exchanges gain ground after Indiana HIV outbreak
AUSTIN, Ind. (Reuters) – Since Indiana opened its first state-run needle exchange last spring, Tara Burton, 25, has made weekly visits to turn over needles she used to shoot Opana, a prescription painkiller, up her track-marked arm.
Thirteen hurt in shooting outside New York City house party
(Reuters) – Thirteen people were injured when gunmen opened fired outside a house party in New York City’s Brooklyn borough on Sunday, police said.
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Memphis police officer shot, killed
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A police officer in Memphis, Tennessee, was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Saturday night, officials said.
California wildfires expand after death of firefighter
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Firefighters rushed to contain a pair of fast-moving wildfires in Northern California on Saturday as they mourned the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter killed this week in the battle against one of the blazes, officia…
Texas attorney general indicted by grand jury on fraud charges: reports
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The attorney general of Texas has been indicted on securities fraud and other charges over an alleged scheme to mislead investors in a technology company, the New York Times and other media reported on Saturday.The three-count…
Verizon workers in U.S. East could strike on Sunday, union says
(Reuters) – Thousands of Verizon Communications Inc workers on the U.S. East Coast could strike on Sunday with no sign of an agreement as contract negotiations with unions went to the wire, a union spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Bobbi Kristina Brown funeral draws crowd of onlookers
ALPHARETTA, Ga., (Reuters) – Dozens of onlookers gathered on Saturday near a Georgia church for the funeral of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 22-year-old daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, who died this week, months after she was found unresponsive in…
Texas attorney general indicted by grand jury on fraud charges: reports
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The attorney general of Texas has been indicted on securities fraud and other charges over an alleged scheme to mislead investors in a technology company, the New York Times and other media reported on Saturday.The three-count…
