Protesters fill St. Louis streets after cop acquitted of murdering black man
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters poured into St. Louis streets on Friday, and some scuffles erupted, after a Missouri judge acquitted a former white police officer who was charged with murder in the 2011 fatal shooting of a black man.
New York college lecturer placed on leave after ‘dead cops’ comment
(Reuters) – A lecturer at a New York City college of criminal justice who wrote on social media that he teaches “future dead cops” was placed on leave on Friday, the school’s president said, as the city’s mayor called the academic’s comment “vile.”
Dr. Seuss company loses fight to block ‘parody’ of ‘Grinch’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York playwright has convinced a federal judge that his new play is a parody of Dr. Seuss’ classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” and that in this legal fight, he was in the right.
Houston residents, officials stew over Harvey storm-trash removal
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Disposing of the mounds of debris lining Houston streets three weeks after Hurricane Harvey flooding damaged about 126,000 homes is riling residents and officials in the nation’s fourth largest city.
U.S. judge sides against Trump in fight over ‘sanctuary cities’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday barred the U.S. Justice Department from denying public-safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities in retaliation for limiting cooperation with the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
About 1.5 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma’s wake
MIAMI (Reuters) – About 1.5 million homes and businesses in Florida and Georgia remained without power on Friday after Hurricane Irma, including 46 of Florida’s nearly 700 nursing homes caught in the deadly storm’s path.
Judge sides against Trump in fight over ‘sanctuary cities’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday barred the U.S. Justice Department from denying public-safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Warren Buffett’s son Howard becomes Illinois county sheriff
(Reuters) – Howard Buffett, the oldest son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, was named sheriff of Macon County in central Illinois on Friday.
Anthem to sell Obamacare health plans in Virginia counties that don’t offer them
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc said on Friday it plans to sell Obamacare health plans in 68 cities and counties in Virginia next year, covering the only remaining U.S. counties that are currently without insurers offering the plan…
Appeals court revives California ban on foie gras
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court has revived a California state law banning the sale of foie gras made from force-fed birds.
