Obama calls Missouri shooting death tragic, urges reflection
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager a tragedy and called on Tuesday for thoughtful response after two nights of violent protests, looting, arrests and tear gas in a St. Louis sub…
U.S. denies protections for wolverines, outrages conservationists
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – U.S. wildlife managers on Tuesday denied federal protections for rare wolverines, outraging conservationists but pleasing Western states that opposed adding the reclusive but feisty member of the weasel family to the endangered…
New Hampshire man convicted of killing teen to appear at sentencing
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man found guilty last month of murdering a 19-year-old female college student has dropped his request to not appear at his sentencing hearing on Thursday.
Probe into death involving NASCAR’s Stewart to last two more weeks
(Reuters) – The investigation into the death of a race car driver in an incident involving NASCAR driver Tony Stewart at a New York race track over the weekend will last at least another two weeks, authorities said Tuesday.
Portland bridge for sale, if you have somewhere to put it
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – If you have somewhere to put it, local officials in Portland, Oregon, are offering a decrepit 1,100-foot-long (335-meter-long)steel bridge at a knock-down price.
Federal jury to decide fate of Miami-area mayor in corruption trial
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Miami federal jury began deliberations on Tuesday to decide the fate of a Miami-area mayor accused of accepting thousands of dollars from FBI agents during an undercover sting operation.
Heavy Michigan rains close GM tech center, affect other automakers
DETROIT (Reuters) – Heavy rains in southeast Michigan hit the operations of U.S. automakers in the region, including forcing the closure of General Motors Co’s technical center outside Detroit.
Man gets life sentences for killing two Tennessee postal workers
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – A former Tennessee corrections officer was sentenced on Tuesday to consecutive life terms for killing two postal workers during a months-long crime spree in which he teamed up with his son for a series of armed robberies and…
New Jersey teacher, 98, convicted in spy case, seeks to clear name
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 98-year-old retired New Jersey math teacher implicated in a Cold War atomic espionage case has asked a U.S. judge to throw out her 1950 conviction and fix a McCarthy-era “miscarriage of justice” of which she is the last surviving…
U.S. Pacific Northwest grain handlers, union reach tentative deal
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Unionized port workers and a group of Pacific Northwest grain companies reached a tentative contract agreement, according to an announcement on Tuesday, a deal that will soon ease a backlog of shipments from the biggest U.S. West Co…
