Two shot at North Carolina nightclub hosting rappers T.I., Young Jeezy
(Reuters) – Two people were wounded in a shooting at a North Carolina nightclub on Saturday where rappers T.I., Young Jeezy and Yo Gotti were performing, local media reported.
Homeland Security funding drama darkens U.S. fiscal outlook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the U.S. domestic security agency late on Friday night, but the forces behind the chaotic episode remain – fractious Republicans and House Speaker John Boehner’s lack of control ove…
Life and death at the heart of Boston bombing trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – From the moment U.S. prosecutors stand up on Wednesday and begin their case against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, their minds and those of their defense counterparts will be focused on just one thing: The death pe…
Judge approves settlement allowing return of some Mexicans expelled from California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A court ruling clears the way for hundreds and perhaps thousands of immigrants improperly expelled to Mexico from Southern California to be allowed to return to seek legal U.S. residency, an official with a civil rights group said…
Brazilian police arrest fugitive self-styled pastor from Minnesota
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police have arrested a fugitive self-styled church leader wanted in Minnesota for allegedly sexually assaulting dozens of young girls, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday.
New York’s exploding manhole covers pose unexpected winter hazard
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Salvatore Grillo was walking his Labrador retriever near Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on a cold morning in February when he heard what sounded like a muffled explosion.
Investigators search for what triggered Missouri rampage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – What led Joseph Aldridge to gun down seven people in a southern Missouri hamlet remained uncertain on Saturday, though authorities speculated that the death of the gunman’s mother from cancer could have triggered the rampag…
Chicago protesters demand probe of what they call police ‘black site’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – About 200 protesters gathered outside a police facility in Chicago on Saturday, demanding an investigation into a media report denied by police that the site functions as an off-the-books interrogation compound.
Brazilian police arrest fugitive self-styled pastor from Minnesota
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police have arrested a fugitive self-styled church leader wanted in Minnesota for allegedly sexually assaulting dozens of young girls, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Investigators search for what triggered Missouri rampage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – What led Joseph Aldridge to gun down seven people in a southern Missouri hamlet remained uncertain on Saturday, though authorities speculated that the death of the gunman’s mother from cancer could have triggered the rampag…
