Protesters shut down part of Mall of America in Minnesota
(Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters against police violence shut down part of the Mall of America in Minnesota on Saturday, during the final weekend before Christmas as shoppers scrambled to buy gifts at one of the nation’s largest shopping centers, a c…
Child tests negative for Ebola at Chicago hospital
(Reuters) – A child being monitored for Ebola in a Chicago hospital has been discharged after testing negative for the virus, the state health agency said on Saturday.
Megabus rollover in Indiana injures at least 28
(Reuters) – More than two dozen people were injured on Saturday when a commercial passenger bus traveling to Atlanta from Chicago crashed in Indiana, officials said.
Obama approves U.S. World War One memorial in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has approved the creation of a national memorial to commemorate World War One in which more than 116,000 Americans died, the memorial’s commission said on Saturday.
Guy Harvey, marine artist and environmentalist, fishes for growth
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Guy Harvey stared at a mural of his marine paintings – images that are reproduced on 2 million T-shirts a year – and frowned at a butterfly fish. The Pacific species didn’t belong among the Florida wildlife depicted at …
Video seems to show football’s Rice, future wife kiss after brawl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Newly released video footage appears to show professional football’s Ray Rice and his future wife kissing while handcuffed in a casino elevator following the couple’s fight that cost Rice his job with the Baltimore Ravens.
CIA unlikely to punish staff over Senate computer search: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A panel investigating the CIA’s search of a computer network used by U.S. Senate staff will not recommend disciplining the agency officials involved in the incident, according to the New York Times.
Protesters from both sides of policing controversy face off in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Scores of protesters denouncing police violence against non-whites rallied alongside dozens of supporters of New York City police officers on Friday in a tense standoff outside City Hall that comes amid weeks of mostly peaceful pro…
San Francisco prosecutor charges deputy in hospital assault: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco District Attorney’s office charged a sheriff’s deputy on Friday for allegedly attacking a hospital patient and covering it up with a false police report, according to officials and local media.
Seventy-four arrested in Milwaukee during police shooting protest
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters were arrested on Friday in Milwaukee when they blocked rush-hour traffic on a major highway to protest the killing of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer this year.
