Selling Mitch McConnell: What’s love got to do with it?
PADUCAH Ky (Reuters) – Mitch McConnell is hardly a lovable guy. The Republican leader in the U.S. Senate has a dour public persona and many of his constituents don’t view him as a “real Kentuckian,” according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that underscores wh…
Massive New York march aims to focus world’s eyes on climate change
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World leaders including U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were set to join farmers, fishermen, children and others in a massive demonstration on Sunday to demand action on climate change.
Florida prison system fires 32 guards after inmate deaths: Miami Herald
(Reuters) – The secretary of Florida’s prison system has fired nearly three dozen guards in the wake of the recent scrutiny given to inmate deaths across the state during recent years, the Miami Herald newspaper reported.
Police capture four of five escaped California inmates
(Reuters) – Police have recaptured four of the five inmates, described as armed and dangerous, who escaped from a jail near Fresno, California, authorities said on Saturday.
Man charged with killing NFL player Peterson’s son released on bond: report
(Reuters) – A South Dakota man charged last year with killing NFL star Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son has been released on $2 million bond, U.S. media reported on Saturday.
White House intruder was armed with knife: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Texas man arrested on Friday for charging at the White House was armed with a knife when he climbed a fence and made it into the executive mansion after President Barack Obama had departed, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said on …
Person of interest named in hunt for missing Virginia student
(Reuters) – Police looking for a missing University of Virginia student identified a 32-year-old man, Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr, as a person of interest in the case on Saturday, a day after searching his car and apartment.
Man arrested for trespassing at White House day after security breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man was arrested on Saturday for trespassing at the White House, one day after an intruder from Texas scaled a fence and made it inside the doors of the executive mansion while President Barack Obama was away, the Secret Servic…
U.S. Secret Service investigates after man jumps White House fence, reaches doors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man jumped over the White House fence and made it to the front doors of the executive mansion before being apprehended on Friday, sparking an evacuation within the complex shortly after President Barack Obama departed for the w…
U.S. Secret Service increases security around White House after breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service has increased security measures along the road in front of the White House where a man scaled a fence on Friday and got inside the doors of the executive mansion, the agency said in a statement on Saturday…
