Bill Cosby, once beloved ‘America’s Dad,’ convicted of sexual assault
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Toyota to invest $170 million in Mississippi plant, create 400 jobs
DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will invest $170 million in an existing plant in Mississippi to build the next generation of its Corolla sedan, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.
‘Our Schools Deserve More!’ – Arizona, Colorado teachers in walkouts
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of teachers in Arizona and Colorado walked out of public school classrooms on Thursday to demand better pay and more education funding, in the latest revolt by educators that has spread to the U.S. West.
Grilled by lawmakers, Trump’s EPA chief calls ethics scandals lies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Thursday rejected a litany of ethics complaints against him as distortions intended to derail President Donald Trump’s agenda, and put much of the blame for any agency mi…
Waffle House shooting shows pitfalls in patchwork of U.S. gun laws
(Reuters) – When Travis Reinking’s semi-automatic rifle was confiscated after his attempt to enter the White House last year, he simply moved from Illinois to nearby Tennessee where signs of mental illness are no bar to gun ownership.
Comedian Bill Cosby convicted of sexual assault in retrial
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Boston to take former baseball team owner’s name off street
(Reuters) – Boston city officials on Thursday approved a change to the name of a short street outside the Fenway Park baseball stadium because it honors a former owner of the Boston Red Sox when the team lagged behind others in fielding black players.
At least 10 hurt in blast at Wisconsin refinery: officials
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) – An explosion at Husky Energy’s refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, injured at least 10 people, sent smoke billowing into the sky and prompted an evacuation of residents in a three-mile radius, local and hospital officials said…
Teachers in Arizona, Colorado latest to stage walkouts
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona and Colorado teachers walked out of public school classrooms on Thursday to demand better pay and more education funding in protests set to leave students sitting home for at least a day and possibly longer.
EPA chief rejects ethics scandals as lies, distractions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt told lawmakers during a heated congressional hearing on Thursday that allegations of ethical missteps plaguing his tenure are untrue and are intended to derail President Don…
