Thousands march in Baltimore to protest black man’s death
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – At least 2,000 people protesting the unexplained death of a black man while in police custody marched through downtown Baltimore on Saturday, pausing at one point to confront officers in front of Camden Yards, home of the Orioles …
Blast injures two at legal Kentucky moonshine distillery
(Reuters) – An explosion leveled a western Kentucky distillery, authorities said on Saturday, injuring two workers at one of the few facilities permitted by the commonwealth to produce moonshine, a high-octane liquor mostly associated with illegal stil…
Indiana HIV cases reach 142 in rural outbreak, more expected
(Reuters) – The number of confirmed and presumed HIV cases stemming from abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has increased to 142 in a rural part of southeastern Indiana and more cases are being identified every day, a state health official said on…
Hey, that’s my cappuccino! Coyote captured outside lower Manhattan cafe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police captured a young, female coyote outside a cafe in a residential area of lower Manhattan on Saturday, the latest in a series of coyote sightings in New York City, where an increasing number of the predators are making their h…
Southwest Airlines flight diverted to Denver over ‘pressurization’: media
(Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines flight en route to Milwaukee from Las Vegas had to divert to Denver on Friday night due to a “pressurization issue,” local broadcaster FOX31 reported.
Starbucks payment system outage in U.S., Canada resolved
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp said on Friday night that an outage affecting payment systems at a number of its stores in the United States and Canada had been resolved.
Indiana university cleared after report of armed person
(Reuters) – An Indiana university gave the all clear early on Saturday after being locked down for several hours over a reported armed person, possibly with explosives, near the school’s administration building, officials said.
Washington governor signs medical marijuana overhaul
(Reuters) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Friday signed a bill that will overhaul the state’s medical marijuana market, reconciling the long unregulated system with the voter-approved recreational pot industry.
San Francisco police sued by Guatemalan parents of immigrant shot dead
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Guatemalan parents of an immigrant man shot dead by San Francisco police have filed suit in federal court, accusing two officers of excessive force and the police chief and city of failing in their training and oversight r…
One U.S. Navy Seal dies, one critical in Virginia pool training
(Reuters) – One U.S. Navy Seal died and another was critically injured on Friday while training in a pool at a Virginia military base, a Navy spokesman said.
