Yale to change name of college tied to 19th century slavery defender
(Reuters) – Yale University will change the name of its Calhoun College after protesters said the Ivy League school should drop the honor it gave to an alumnus who was a prominent advocate of U.S. slavery, the university said on Saturday.
GoJet flight returns to Boston after pilots smell smoke: media
(Reuters) – Pilots flew a GoJet plane bound for North Carolina back to Boston after they smelled smoke in the cockpit, an ABC-affiliated TV channel in Boston reported on Saturday.
Acid leak at Phillips 66 Ferndale refinery injures seven workers: media
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Seven contract workers were taken to hospital after a hydrofluoric acid leak at Phillips 66’s Ferndale, Washington, refinery on Friday, local media reported.
Detroit Tigers and Red Wings owner Ilitch dead at 87
(Reuters) – American entrepreneur and Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Ilitch, owner of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings, died on Friday at the age of 87, his company announced in a statement. No cause of death was given.
U.S. man, Mexican woman found murdered in Acapulco apartment
ACAPULCO (Reuters) – An American man and a Mexican woman were found murdered in an apartment in the resort city of Acapulco, authorities in the southwestern state of Guerrero said on Friday.
Trump weighs revised travel ban, Supreme Court test still possible
PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering issuing a new executive order banning citizens of certain countries traveling to the United States after his initial attempt to clamp down on immigration and refugees sn…
Judge sets October trial date for accused New York City bomber
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday set an October trial date for a man accused of detonating a bomb that injured 30 people in New York City, delaying the scheduled start about six months after defense lawyers argued they needed more time to pr…
Ex-DEA employee who concealed strip club ties avoids prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration employee avoided prison on Friday after his conviction last year for lying during a national security background check about operating a New Jersey strip club with an agent.
In Trump travel ban fight, Justice Kennedy’s 2015 opinion looms large
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Justice Anthony Kennedy’s legal reasoning in a 2015 immigration case suggests the U.S. Supreme Court’s frequent swing vote would be skeptical of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
New York man accused of bomb plot admits Islamic State support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man who prosecutors said discussed carrying out a pressure cooker bomb attack for Islamic State with one of its top hackers and helped another man try to travel abroad to join the militant group pleaded guilty on Fr…
