Chicago police routinely violated civil rights: U.S. Justice Department
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago police routinely violated the civil rights of people in one of America’s largest cities, the U.S. Justice Department said in a report released on Friday, citing excessive force, racially discriminatory conduct and a “code of…
One dead as ice storm targets central United States
(Reuters) – A winter storm bringing icy rain to the Great Plains and Midwest claimed the life of a Missouri woman on Friday, prompted the delay of an NFL football game and threatened power outages and treacherous conditions throughout the weekend.
Chicago schools order unpaid days off after governor’s funding veto
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s cash-strapped public school system ordered its teachers and administrators on Friday to take four unpaid days off to offset state funding withheld by Illinois’ Republican governor.
Hundreds of cats quarantined in New York City bird flu outbreak
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of domestic cats have been quarantined in New York City after contracting a strain of highly contagious avian flu at shelters operated by a major animal rescue organization, and the virus also infected at least one veterin…
Baby kidnapped from Florida hospital found safe 18 years later
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A woman who was taken as a baby from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1998 has been found safe, Florida authorities said on Friday, and the South Carolina woman she believed to be her mother has been arrested for kidnappi…
Trump speaks with entertainer Steve Harvey about helping U.S. cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump and Housing Secretary-designate Ben Carson spoke with entertainer and talk show host Steve Harvey on Friday to discuss an effort by the incoming administration to seek positive changes in U.S. inner cit…
U.S. House takes first step toward Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a measure making the first move toward scrapping Obamacare, joining the Senate in instructing key committees to write legislation repealing the health insurance …
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Santander debt collection dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether firms collecting on debt they bought for pennies on the dollar can be held liable in lawsuits brought by debtors they targeted under a federal law cracking down on debt coll…
No U.S. charges for South Carolina ex-deputy seen throwing student
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it would not bring federal civil rights charges against a former sheriff’s deputy seen in a 2015 viral video flipping a South Carolina high school student out of her chair and tossing her in a clas…
Lady Liberty shown as black woman on U.S. coin for first time
(Reuters) – The United States Mint has unveiled a $100 gold coin featuring an African-American woman as the face of Lady Liberty for the first time in the history of U.S. currency.
