U.S. deputy U.N. envoy to head Clooney Foundation for Justice
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations David Pressman is set to become executive director of the new Clooney Foundation for Justice, set up by George and Amal Clooney, as well as a partner at the Boies, Schiller & Flexner law firm.
LGBT characters at all time high on U.S. television
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shows like “Transparent,” “Doubt” and “Queen Sugar” have helped boost the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters on U.S. television to a record high, a report from the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday.
Looking past vote, U.S. coal country sees millennials as key to revival
HUNTINGTON, WV (Reuters) – When Carissa Sellards talks to her West Virginia University friends about post-graduation plans, one dilemma keeps coming up – whether to stay in their home state or strike out for more promising opportunities elsewhere.
Trump, Clinton blast each other on character; Clinton rises in poll
PENSACOLA, Fla./ LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump attacked one another’s character as they pushed their closing arguments six days before the U.S. presidential election, while the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll show…
Arizona man arrested for hacking email accounts at universities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Arizona man was arrested on Wednesday on charges that he hacked into over 1,000 email accounts for students and others at two universities, including Pace University in New York, and tried to do the same at 75 other higher-educa…
Suspect arrested in ambush killings of two Iowa policemen
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – A man known to police for several run-ins with the law, most recently for waving a Confederate flag at a football game, was arrested as a suspect in the ambush killings of two Iowa officers shot in their patrol cars early o…
Philadelphia transit strike talks continue into night
(Reuters) – Talks to resolve a strike by Philadelphia’s transit workers that has stranded thousands of commuters have made some progress, the U.S. union and the transport company said during the stoppage’s second day.
Mississippi church burned, vandalized with ‘Vote Trump’
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – A historic black church in Mississippi was burned and spray-painted with “Vote Trump” and authorities said on Wednesday it was arson and being probed as a hate crime committed one week before the U.S. presidential election.
Anthony Weiner checks into sex addiction rehab clinic: Daily Mail
(Reuters) – Disgraced former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner has checked into a rehab facility that treats sex addiction, the DailyMail.com reported on Wednesday.
Cosby’s accusers can describe ‘serial nature’: prosecutor
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – More than a dozen women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault should be allowed to testify at his trial about the “serial nature” of his predatory behavior, a Pennsylvania prosecutor argued in court on Wednesday.
