Inmates to be transferred after unrest at Texas prison: reports
(Reuters) – Thousands of inmates at a federal prison in south Texas will be moved to other facilities after an uprising by angry prisoners left the prison damaged and “uninhabitable,” according to officials quoted in local press reports.
Professor, two others dead in apparent murder-suicide in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) – A university professor, his wife and his sister were found shot to death on Friday night in the family’s burning home in a prosperous Little Rock suburb, Arkansas authorities said.
Standoff nearing end at south Texas prison: report
(Reuters) – Law enforcement said they were making progress on Saturday ending a disturbance at a federal correctional facility in southern Texas were as many as 2,000 inmates were protesting medical services, according to a published report.
Another winter storm to pummel eastern United States with snow and sleet
(Reuters) – A fresh band of winter weather was churning up the East Coast on Saturday after pummeling parts of the South and Midwest, threatening to pile up more snow in storm-weary Boston and send the region back into a deep freeze.
U.S. refinery strike widens to include nation’s largest plant
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. refinery strike widened on its 20th day, with workers at the nation’s largest refinery walking off jobs and joining picket lines on Saturday as the United Steelworkers union (USW) pushes for a new contract that improves wag…
Spacewalking astronauts rig station for new U.S. space taxis
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – A pair of U.S. astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Saturday to begin rigging parking spots for two commercial space taxis.
Minneapolis policeman wounded amid concerns of ‘targeted’ shooting
(Reuters) – Minneapolis police arrested a man on Saturday afternoon in connection with what they called a targeted attack on an officer who was shot and wounded after responding to an early-morning burglary call.
Smoke forces evacuation of Washington subway train
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) – Riders on a Washington subway train were forced to evacuate after faulty brakes caused smoke to fill a station stop in the nation’s capital on Saturday, officials said.
Seeing red: Traffic cameras hot topic in Chicago mayoral race
CHICAGO (Reuters) – It is one of the most dreaded pieces of mail in Chicago – the $100 ticket that comes after being caught by one of the city’s red light or speed cameras.
Obama begins sales pitch on trade to wary U.S. public
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday began a broad sales pitch to the U.S. public about the merits of free trade deals, an area in which he faces stiff resistance from many in his own Democratic party.
