Monday Night Football shines spotlight on national anthem protests
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick brought his protest against racial inequality to a nationally televised Monday Night Football audience, kneeling on the field rather than standing as the national anthem …
Maryland man pleads guilty in boy’s fatal beating over birthday cake
(Reuters) – A Maryland man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to handcuffing his 9-year-old nephew before he was fatally beaten for eating birthday cake without permission, a court spokeswoman said.
U.S. bank overseer plans report on marketplace lending this fall
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency said on Tuesday his agency plans to complete this autumn a framework to regulate marketplace lending, citing concerns that new financial-technology innovations may pose risks to consumers and the …
L.A smoke shop up in flames
Firefighters battled a major fire that engulfed a two story building that houses a wholesale distributor of smoking materials in downtown Los Angeles on Monday (September 12) night.
New York police seek man who set fire to Muslim woman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City investigators on Tuesday searched for a man suspected of setting fire to a traditionally dressed Muslim woman in a Midtown shopping area, police said.
White House: must make sure Myanmar sanctions not preventing investment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will consult with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday about U.S. sanctions policy and how it is affecting investment and the democratic transition in her country, the White House said.
McCain vows to block proposed separation of NSA, cyber command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday he would use his power to block the confirmation of a key cybersecurity official if necessary to prevent any Obama administration move to separate the U.S. Cyber Command from the National …
FDA’s sharing of grand jury information comes under criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An office inside the Food and Drug Administration routinely shares details internally about criminal matters pending before grand juries, a step some lawyers say may run afoul of rules meant to safeguard investigations.
North Carolina loses college sports championships over ‘bathroom’ law
(Reuters) – The governing board for U.S. college athletics said on Monday it will move seven championship sporting events out of North Carolina to protest a state law it deems discriminatory to transgender individuals.
Obama would veto bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama would veto a bill passed by both houses of Congress that would allow survivors and families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for damages, White House spokesman Josh E…
