College student found dead in Wisconsin restaurant dumbwaiter
(Reuters) – A 21-year-old college student was found dead in a dumbwaiter at the bar and grill where she worked in a small western Wisconsin town, authorities said on Tuesday.
Despite Obama promises, Ferguson protesters say more change needed
(Reuters) – A pledge by President Barack Obama to address race-related problems between police and minorities falls far short of what is needed, and nationwide demonstrations tied to the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown will continue …
Obama settles on Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Can a career Washington technocrat break into U.S. President Barack Obama’s tight-knit inner circle and oversee the world’s most powerful military?
Three dead in Tennessee crash between school buses
(Reuters) – Three people died, including two young children, and almost two dozen were injured in a crash on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tennessee, involving two school buses, police said.
Two killed as helicopter crashes into unoccupied building in Utah
(Reuters) – Two men died when their helicopter crashed through the roof of an unoccupied building north of Salt Lake City on Tuesday, a fire official said.
University of Alabama at Birmingham to end football program, citing costs
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham will shutter its football program at the end of the current season due to the increasing costs associated with it, the school said on Tuesday.
Republican Boehner tries to avoid spending fight on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans on Tuesday to pass a long-term government spending bill next week, hoping to avoid a government shutdown and pushing any budget fight over President Bara…
Texan charged in killing prosecutor stockpiled weapons: FBI
DALLAS (Reuters) – Federal investigators told a Texas jury on Tuesday they uncovered a cache of weapons in a storage locker that belonged to a former justice of the peace accused of shooting dead two prosecutors last year.
Oklahoma student charged with rape in case that sparked school protest
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Police arrested a former Norman High School student on Tuesday on charges of raping a classmate, accusations that led to a mass walk-out in November at the suburban Oklahoma City school in support of the alleged victim.
Colorado mom sues, says fired after seeking to pump breast milk
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado mother claims in a federal lawsuit that she was fired from her hairstylist job after she sought to take periodic work breaks to pump breast milk but was rebuffed by an employer who called the idea “gross,” court documents …
