Tennessee ‘natural meaning’ law raises fears in LGBT community
(Reuters) – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam on Friday enacted a bill that critics say is an underhanded way of denying rights to same-sex couples by insisting on the “natural and ordinary meaning” of words in state statues.
California’s high traffic fines unfairly punish the poor: activists
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California legislators have raised fines for traffic infractions to some of the highest in the United States to generate revenue, and the poor are bearing an unfair burden, losing cars and jobs because they cannot pay them, civi…
Oldest U.S. Olympic gold medalist Kiefer dies at 98
(Reuters) – Swimming legend Adolph Kiefer, who had been the oldest living U.S. Olympic gold medalist in any sport, died on Friday at his home in Illinois at age 98, the International Swimming Hall of Fame said.
Pentagon to lease privately owned Trump Tower apartment for nuclear ‘football’: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department is finalizing a lease on a privately owned apartment in New York’s Trump Tower for the White House Military Office to use for supporting President Donald Trump without providing any benefit to Trump or…
Heavy rain, wind disrupts travel for New Yorkers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Heavy, wind-driven rain soaked the New York City area on Friday afternoon, causing local flooding and an array of transportation delays across the heavily populated region.
Hernandez was upbeat, spiritual before death: court papers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots football star Aaron Hernandez had been upbeat and appeared increasingly spiritual to his fellow prison inmates in the days before he hanged himself in his cell, according to court documents released on Fri…
Minnesota’s Gordy the goat rescued from kidnappers
When St. Paul, Minnesota, police early Friday searched a GMC Yukon Denali that had crashed following a chase, they found an unlikely victim in the cargo area.
Planned Parenthood protests aimed at House Republicans’ offices
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood, the U.S. medical services provider that could lose federal funding under the Republican-controlled House of Representatives’ healthcare overhaul bill, said it would hold dozens of demonstrations outside the local offices…
Octogenarian New Jersey ex-con politician to revive burlesque act
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An octogenarian former New Jersey deputy mayor who once thrilled audiences as burlesque star Hope Diamond plans to sparkle again in the role next week at a charity event – though at her age she plans to keep her clothes on.
Fed’s Yellen: Challenges for women in workplace must be tackled
(Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday that barriers and challenges for women in the workplace, if not addressed, will hamper U.S. economic growth.
