Sorrow, selfies compete at New York’s 9/11 memorial 15 years on
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The memorial in New York City at the site where the Twin Towers fell in the Sept. 11 attacks 15 years ago straddles two worlds: one of the living and one of the dead.
Sept. 11 drama on Air Force One unfolds in Bush aide’s handwritten notes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The notes are handwritten on a legal pad and provide a verbatim account of the shock, pain and grim determination aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001.
Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight-ticket voting appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Michigan to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on straight-ticket voting for the Nov. 8 general election.
Obama to meet with congressional leaders on Monday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House on Monday to discuss legislative priorities for this month, a White House official said.
Goya must face lawsuit claiming it substituted squid for octopus
(Reuters) – A federal judge rejected Goya Foods Inc’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it sold canned octopus products that actually contained cheaper jumbo squid, hoping to save money because consumers would have trouble telling the difference.
U.S. judge tosses suit on Confederate emblem in Mississippi flag
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to have the Confederate battle emblem in the Mississippi state flag declared an unconstitutional vestige of slavery.
Denver Broncos’ Marshall kneels in protest during national anthem
(Reuters) – Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall became the latest athlete to kneel during the U.S. national anthem in a protest against social injustice before his team’s game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday.
Carolina clown sightings scare me, says horror master Stephen King
(Reuters) – A spate of creepy clown sightings in South Carolina has perplexed police and worried parents, but their frightening appearance was no surprise to best-selling U.S. horror author Stephen King.
Texas to consider Mexican-American textbook critics decry as racist
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The State Board of Education in Texas is expected to hear testimony next week from critics of a new textbook for Mexican-American studies who say the tome is riddled with mistakes and perpetrates demeaning stereotypes.
Patchwork of state laws hurts U.S. effort to modernize mortgages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Chuck DeBonis was wrapping up his stint as a civilian paramedic at a military base in Kuwait earlier this year, he found a home he wanted to buy in the Virginia town of Bristow for his return.
