Wisconsin voter ID law challenge set to go to trial
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A federal trial to determine whether Wisconsin’s controversial voter identification law discriminates against minorities is scheduled to begin on Monday in a case seen as a possible precedent for similar laws in other states.
Google’s Schmidt says NSA spying outrageous if true – WSJ
(Reuters) – Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said widespread U.S. government spying on its data centers would be outrageous and potentially illegal if true, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Gunman shoots police officer at burning Oregon home
(Reuters) – An Oregon police officer was shot and wounded on Sunday while responding to reports of a man at a burning house brandishing a gun, authorities said.
Suspected L.A. airport gunman planned ‘suicide’ mission: congressman
(Reuters) – The suspect in a deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport wrote that he intended to die after killing at least one security officer, the head of a key congressional security committee said on Sunday, as authorities stepped up pa…
Birmingham, Alabama, airport reopens after threat proves false
(Reuters) – The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama was evacuated for over two hours on Sunday while police investigated a bomb threat that turned out to be a false alarm, police said.
Obama, Democrats seek to make Virginia governor’s race a Tea Party referendum
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats attempted on Sunday to tap into voter anger about a 16-day U.S. government shutdown and turn Virginia’s upcoming governor’s election into a referendum on Tea Party conservative…
Suspected L.A. airport gunman planned ‘suicide’ mission: congressman
(Reuters) – The suspected gunman in last week’s deadly attack at Los Angeles International Airport wrote a note saying he intended to die after killing at least one security officer, the chairman of a key U.S. security committee said on Sunday.
Mutai, Jeptoo win NY Marathon in Kenyan sweep
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Defending champion Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo won the men’s and women’s races at the New York City Marathon on Sunday for a Kenyan sweep in chilly, windy conditions through the city’s five boroughs.
Parasite depletes wild shrimp haul off southeast Atlantic coast
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Wild shrimp hauls off the southern Atlantic coast have plunged in recent months as a parasite has made it harder for the creatures to breathe, according to state wildlife officials in Georgia and South Carolina.
Insight: U.S. farm kids lavish shampoos and drugs on their prize cattle
DALLAS (Reuters) – For more than a century, ranchers and their kids have paraded cattle around the dusty show ring at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, in a rite of passage that is part farm economics, part rural theater.
