West Virginia official who called Michelle Obama ‘ape in heels’ fired
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of a West Virginia nonprofit agency who called first lady Michelle Obama “an ape in heels” in a Facebook post has been fired and the institution put under outside management, state officials said on Tuesday.
Panasonic to invest over $256 million in Tesla’s U.S. plant for solar cells
TOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp will invest more than 30 billion yen ($256 million) in a New York production facility of Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors to make photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, deepening a partnership of the two companies.
Fights, disturbances shut down malls across U.S.
(Reuters) – Fights, disturbances and false reports of gunfire caused chaotic scenes and shut down several malls across the United States on Monday during the typically busy post-Christmas shopping day.
Blizzard in U.S. Northern Plains to head east, ease grip
(Reuters) – A winter storm that threatened the U.S. Northern Great Plains with icy roads, power outages and high winds is expected to ease its grip late on Monday as it moves east into the Great Lakes and New England, forecasters said.
Vera Rubin, pioneering U.S. dark matter astronomer, dies at 88
(Reuters) – Vera Rubin, a U.S. astronomer who pioneered work on invisible dark matter in the universe and who some colleagues felt was overlooked for a Nobel Prize, has died at 88, her son said on Monday.
Pennsylvania professor under fire for ‘white genocide’ tweet
(Reuters) – A Drexel University professor, whose tweet that he wanted a “white genocide” for Christmas sparked a fire storm of criticism from the school and social media users, said on Monday his comment was satirical.
Obama says serving as commander in chief a privilege in Christmas Hawaii base visit
KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday it had been the “privilege of my life” to serve as U.S. commander in chief and promised his continued gratitude and commitment to service members and their families during a Christma…
Carrie Fisher ‘stable’ after cardiac incident, mother says
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher was in stable condition, her mother Debbie Reynolds said on Sunday, after the “Star Wars” star suffered a cardiac episode two days earlier on a flight from London to Los Angeles.
Suspect held after one killed in suburban New York club shooting: media
(Reuters) – A 36-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of fatally shooting a suburban New York nightclub owner and wounding five others after being ejected from a Christmas party on Sunday, local media reported.
Deja vu for U.S. troops celebrating Christmas in Iraq again
EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – This is the third Christmas that Staff Sergeant Magdiel Asencio is spending in Iraq. For Sergeant First Class Noel Alvarado, it is number four. And so it is with many U.S. troops stationed less than a hour’s drive from t…
