More protests expected after funeral of Brooklyn man shot by police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fourth evening of demonstrations against police violence was expected in New York on Saturday after the funeral of a black man who was unarmed when he was shot dead by a police officer in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn apartm…
Rare conjoined twins die at Georgia hospital a day after birth
(Reuters) – Conjoined twin boys sharing a heart, torso, arms and legs died in an Atlanta hospital on Friday, a day after being born, their parents said in a Facebook video.
Bad weather delays decoration of ‘Charlie Brown’ tree in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – A ceremony to decorate a scraggly Christmas tree in Reading, Pennsylvania with a single red bulb, much like Charlie Brown’s tree in the animated holiday classic, was postponed to Sunday from Saturday because of rain and cold temperatures, o…
U.S. holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer
(Reuters) – Amarilis Sinchi visited Macy’s at a New Jersey mall on Black Friday, but she waited until this week to purchase the red fleece pajamas she had her eye on.
Border, airport screening exempt from new U.S. profiling rules: Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New federal restrictions on racial profiling will still allow some officials to use the controversial practice along the southwestern U.S. border and in screening of airline passengers, the Washington Post said.
Four stabbed on Amtrak train in Michigan
(Reuters) – Police took a suspect into custody in Michigan on Friday after four people were stabbed aboard an Amtrak passenger train in the town of Niles, police and Amtrak officials said.
Al-Qaeda militants killed Somers during U.S. rescue bid: Hagel
KABUL (Reuters) – Al Qaeda militants killed U.S. journalist Luke Somers and another hostage during a rescue operation in Yemen, U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, saying the attempt to free the captives was justified.
Several thousand cattle quarantined near Yellowstone
(Reuters) – Several thousand head of cattle have been quarantined in Montana after a cow near Yellowstone National Park tested positive for brucellosis, the livestock disease much feared by ranchers and also carried by elk and bison, state livestock of…
U.S. declines to upgrade protections for grizzly bears in Idaho, Montana
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Federal wildlife managers on Friday declined to upgrade protections for a population of grizzly bears in the remote reaches of Idaho and northwest Montana that numbers fewer than 50, and which conservationists say are going ex…
Denver police investigate driver who hit officers at Ferguson protest
DENVER (Reuters) – Denver police are investigating a motorist who plowed into officers during a demonstration by high school students protesting the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Missouri, badly injuring one of the officers, authorities said …
