Wisconsin man jailed for cutting off woman’s pinky finger: media
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin man was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on Friday for cutting off a woman’s pinky finger with a machete and trying to close the wound with a blow torch during a ceremony for a fellow fan of a hip hop band…
Groups appeal decision that upheld U.S. rule on retirement advice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five U.S. financial services groups on Friday appealed a federal court decision handed down earlier this month that upheld an Obama-era rule designed to avoid conflicts of interests when brokers give retirement advice.
Overhaul of Medicaid expansion could cost states $32 billion: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Proposals in Congress that would effectively end Medicaid expansion in 31 U.S. states would cost those states at least $32 billion altogether in 2019, according to a report released on Friday.
NAACP calls for boycott of North Carolina over voting, bathroom laws
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Friday said it would not hold its convention in North Carolina and urged other organizations to boycott the state in protest of laws adopted by the Republ…
FCC chair to block stricter broadband data privacy rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will block some Obama administration rules that subject broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a spokesman said on Friday, in a victory for internet providers such as AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc.
Teenage wrestler takes transgender rights to the mat in Texas championship
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – High school athlete Mack Beggs and many of his opponents want him to wrestle against boys, but the transgender boy on Friday wrestled in a Texas championship for girls because of state sport regulations on gender.
Family of Mexican immigrant to U.S. settles lawsuit over videotaped abuse
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Family members of an illegal immigrant who died in 2010 following a brutal encounter with federal border agents that was captured on videotape have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the U.S. government for $1 million, court d…
Trump asks NASA to explore putting crew on rocket’s debut flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The Trump administration has directed NASA to study whether it is feasible to fly astronauts on the debut flight of the agency’s heavy-lift rocket, a mission currently planned to be unmanned and targeted to launch in late 2018, officials said on Friday.
Virginia taxi driver sentenced to 11 years for supporting Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Virginia taxi driver was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday for trying to help another man join the Islamic State militant group in Syria, the Justice Department said.
Overnight fire at Florida mosque ruled arson
(Reuters) – A fire that caused minor damage to a mosque in suburban Tampa, Florida on Friday has been ruled an arson, officials said, and a Muslim advocacy group offered a $5,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest.
