Pulitzer-winning author Philip Roth dies at 85
(Reuters) – Author Philip Roth, who was both hailed and derided for laying bare the neuroses and obsessions that haunted the modern Jewish-American experience, died on Tuesday at the age of 85, his agent said.
Pulitzer-winning author Philip Roth dies at 85: media reports
(Reuters) – Author Philip Roth, who was both hailed and derided for laying bare the neuroses and obsessions that haunted the modern Jewish-American experience, died on Tuesday at the age of 85, his agent said.
University of Southern California torn by scandal surrounding gynecologist
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two-hundred faculty members of the University of Southern California on Tuesday called for the USC’s top official to resign over the school’s handling of complaints that a campus health clinic gynecologist sexually abused his pa…
Black candidate makes history as women advance in U.S. midterms
(Reuters) – Democratic voters rallied on Tuesday for the chance to make history in November by selecting a ticket filled with female candidates, including a bid to elect the first African-American female governor in the United States.
African-American Abrams leads charge as women advance in U.S. midterms
(Reuters) – Democratic voters in Georgia nominated a candidate on Tuesday who could make history as the first African-American female governor in the United States.
Ocean, jungle explosions new risks from Hawaii eruption
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Lava from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano is exploding as it pours into the ocean, shooting rock fragments that are a danger to boaters. Inland, where molten rock is burning through jungle, methane explosions are hurling boulders…
Texas governor opens school safety summit, vows to protect the ‘innocent’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Days after 10 people were shot to death at Texas high school, Governor Greg Abbott met with politicians and school administrators on Tuesday to consider proposals to stem school violence in a state where gun-control measures u…
Shooter in Panama City, Florida standoff dead: officials
(Reuters) – An armed man who barricaded himself inside a Panama City, Florida, apartment complex on Tuesday was found dead by authorities, officials said in a news conference.
Lava flow torches warehouse at Hawaii geothermal plant
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A new lava flow from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano edged towards a geothermal power plant on Tuesday after destroying a warehouse at the facility, after the volcano entered a more violent phase at the weekend.
Shooter in Panama City, Florida, killed: local TV
(Reuters) – A man firing a gun who barricaded himself inside a Panama City, Florida, apartment complex on Tuesday has been killed, WMBB-TV reported on its website.
