New York firefighters put out blaze at NYU hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Firefighters on Wednesday extinguished a fire at a New York City hospital complex that sent up plumes of thick black smoke visible for miles but injured no one.
Louisiana judge throws out executive order to protect LGBT rights
(Reuters) – A Louisiana judge on Wednesday threw out an order from the state’s Democratic governor aimed at protecting the rights of gay and transgender people, ruling that the governor had overstepped his authority.
California to adopt first U.S. energy-saving rules for computers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California regulators were poised on Wednesday to adopt the nation’s first mandatory energy efficiency rules for computers and monitors – devices that account for 3 percent of home electric bills and 7 percent of commercial powe…
California police answering gunman report shoot unarmed man dead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California police officer responding to a report of a man with a gun shot to death an unarmed 73-year-old man who approached the officer without taking his hands out of his pockets, police said on Tuesday.
Manhattan apartment sales prices top $2 million for first time: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The average sales price of an apartment in Manhattan is expected to top $2 million this year for the first time, but prices are seen leveling off in 2017 after nearly doubling over the past decade.
Wisdom the albatross, age 66, lays an egg at Pacific refuge
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Wisdom the albatross, the world’s oldest known breeding bird in the wild, has laid an egg at 66 years of age after returning to a wildlife refuge in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. wildlife officials said on Tuesday.
Cosby’s lawyers, prosecutors clash in court over female accusers
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Lawyers for Bill Cosby and Pennsylvania prosecutors clashed angrily in court on Tuesday over whether the defense team was deliberately trying to intimidate women who have accused the entertainer of sexual assault.
Ohio governor vetoes ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban, signs 20-week legislation
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Republican Governor John Kasich signed a 20-week abortion ban into law on Tuesday but vetoed stricter legislation that would have forbidden the procedure once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after concepti…
New accusations against former Fox News head Ailes in lawsuit
(Reuters) – New sexual harassment accusations against former Fox News network chief Roger Ailes were revealed in a lawsuit filed against 21st Century Fox on Monday.
Oklahoma court strikes down abortion restriction as unconstitutional
(Reuters) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a state law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital near their clinic, saying the measure “places an undue burden on a women’s access to abortion.”…
