U.S. judge halts Texas rules on fetal tissue disposal
(This version of the story corrects eighth paragraph to show that women who miscarry at home were exempted from the rules)
Princeton suspends men’s swim team over vulgar messages
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s Princeton University has suspended its men’s swim team over offensive content on a team message service, marking the third such action against an Ivy League athletic squad since November.
Omnicom gets DoJ subpoena over video production practices
(Reuters) – Advertising company Omnicom Group Inc said on Friday two subsidiaries had received subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division related to an examination of video production and post-production practices in the ad indu…
U.S. tax reform proposal on border trade faces growing opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sweeping tax reform proposal meant to boost U.S. manufacturing faces mounting pressure from industries that rely heavily on imported goods as President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans work to finalize new tax l…
Coalition of 24 states urges Trump to kill Obama’s carbon emission plan
(Reuters) – Officials in 24 states have urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to kill the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat climate change and shut down coal-fired power plants.
Texas judge allows ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ poster to go back up
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas judge ordered a school district to allow for the display of a poster inspired by the animated holiday television cartoon “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” that the district had banned because it had a Christian message, sta…
Milwaukee ex-cop charged with black man’s shooting death
(Reuters) – A former Milwaukee police officer was charged on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a black man that sparked riots in the Wisconsin city for two nights in August.
Family of black man killed by Washington police files lawsuit
(Reuters) – The family of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a District of Columbia police officer in September filed a lawsuit against the department on Thursday, alleging the victim posed no threat to the officer.
Driver in deadly Tennessee bus crash was speeding, holding phone
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – The driver of a school bus that crashed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last month, killing six children, was speeding and holding a cellphone while he drove, police said on Thursday.
White supremacist found guilty on all counts in Charleston church massacre
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The jury in avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof’s federal hate crimes trial found him guilty on all counts on Thursday for gunning down nine black parishioners at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina, last year….
