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.
U.S. regulator tells air passengers not to turn on Galaxy Note 7 phones
WASHINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked baggage due to concerns over the phone’s fire-prone batteries, the U.S. Fed…
Washington state will not charge police in Mexican laborer’s slaying
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. state of Washington has decided not to file criminal charges against the three police officers who fatally shot an undocumented Mexican farm worker in 2015 after he threw rocks at them and ran through a crowded intersection…
Corruption charges against former Virginia governor, wife dropped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Thursday dropped corruption charges against former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, bringing to a close a case that tarnished the once-rising star of the Republican Party.
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 protest for social justice before his team’s game versus the Carolina Panthers on Thursday.
North Dakota governor calls in National Guard ahead of pipeline ruling
(Reuters) – North Dakota’s governor activated 100 National Guard troops on Thursday ahead of an expected ruling by a federal judge on a Native American tribe’s request to halt construction of a crude oil pipeline that has drawn fierce opposition and pr…
Texas schoolgirl shoots fellow student then kills herself: sheriff
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 14-year-old girl shot and wounded a fellow student at Alpine High School in rural West Texas on Thursday and then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Brewster County sheriff told reporters.
