Obama presidential library will be built in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Barack Obama’s presidential library will be built in his hometown of Chicago, the Obama Foundation announced on Tuesday.
NFL suspends Brady for four games, hits Patriots hard for ‘Deflategate’
(Reuters) – The National Football League came down hard on the New England Patriots on Monday for their role in Deflategate, suspending star quarterback Tom Brady for the first four games of next season and fining the franchise $1 million.
At least three hurt in shooting near California university campus
(Reuters) – At least three people were hurt in a shooting on Monday evening near the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara, officials said.
Amidst an oil boom, North Dakota produces premium caviar
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – North Dakota is known globally not just for prolific oil production, but also, it turns out, for caviar.
Texas set to execute man convicted of murdering three in Houston
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is set on Tuesday to execute Derrick Charles, 32, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, her mother and her grandfather in their Houston home in 2002.
Wisconsin prosecutor to release result of police shooting probe
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – A county prosecutor on Tuesday is set to announce whether a veteran white police officer will face charges in the fatal shooting of an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man in Madison, Wisconsin, in March.
Texas, Arkansas governors declare disasters after deadly tornadoes
VAN, Texas/LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – The governors of Texas and Arkansas declared disasters on Monday in parts of their states hit by tornadoes and floods in a storm series that slammed central states, leaving at least five people dead, injuring mo…
Oregon governor signs gun background check bill
(Reuters) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Monday signed into law a bill that will require background checks on nearly all gun buyers in the state.
U.S. offers over $35 million for hard-hit coal communities
PIKEVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – The United States has released $35.5 million to help communities hit hard by the decline in coal mining to diversify their economies and retrain displaced miners, U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said on Monday.
Illinois languishes as lowest ranked state by credit: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Illinois has the worst ranking among the U.S. states in terms of credit quality, according to a report by Conning, an investment manager for the insurance industry, as options for the embattled Midwestern state to fix its finances …
