Arrests made in protest over Missouri shooting
(Reuters) – More than 100 demonstrators tried to block a U.S. highway and some were arrested in clashes with authorities on Wednesday in a protest over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, police said….
U.S. seeks up to 16 months in prison for Dinesh D’Souza
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government wants conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza to be sentenced to as much as 16 months in prison, following his guilty plea to a campaign finance law violation.
MGM Resorts cleared to re-enter ailing Atlantic City market
ATLANTIC CITY N.J. (Reuters) – MGM Resorts International won regulatory permission on Wednesday to re-enter the Atlantic City casino market after a 20-month investigation focusing on the company’s ties to Pansy Ho, the richest woman in Hong Kong, who N…
With World Trade site largely rebuilt, New York marks September 11
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Until a few months ago, the part of New York City where crowds will gather on Thursday morning to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States had been mostly fenced off to the public.
Convicted U.S. killer Jodi Arias wants to stop representing herself
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Convicted murderer Jodi Arias no longer wants to represent herself at a sentencing-phase retrial in Arizona that will decide whether she is put to death for the 2008 killing of her ex-boyfriend, court documents showed on Wednesday.
Delta flight makes emergency landing in Austin, no injuries reported
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A regional jet carrier operating a flight for Delta Air Lines made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday after experiencing cabin pressure problems but there were no reported injuries, an airport official said.
New York clinic that treated Joan Rivers says no biopsy performed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York clinic where comedian Joan Rivers stopped breathing a week before her death denied on Wednesday ever administering general anesthesia or conducting a vocal cord biopsy as has been alleged in media reports as contributi…
Los Angeles Fashion District raided in drug money-laundering probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police and federal agents on Wednesday raided dozens of Los Angeles Fashion District businesses suspected of operating as part of a major money-laundering hub for narcotics traffickers in Mexico, law enforcement officials said.
Obama says in speech U.S. to lead ‘broad coalition’ against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States will lead a broad coalition to wage a relentless campaign to root out Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria “wherever they exist.”
Nevada lawmakers to consider huge tax breaks for Tesla
CARSON CITY Nev. (Reuters) – Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday will consider controversial tax breaks estimated at up to $1.3 billion for Tesla Motors Inc to build its $5 billion battery factory in the state.
