NFL’s 49ers support quarterback after he refused to stand for anthem
(Reuters) – National League quarterback Colin Kaepernick of San Francisco 49ers refused to stand for the national anthem before a preseason game on Friday, drawing boos from some fans and criticism on social media, but his team said it backed his right…
Tropical Storm Madeline forms east of Hawaiian Islands: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical storm Madeline has formed in the northern Pacific ocean, well east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory on Friday.
Mississippi man arrested in stabbing death of two nuns: police
(Reuters) – A Mississippi man has been arrested in the stabbing death of two Catholic nuns at their home earlier this week, police said on Friday.
FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donated in U.S.
CHICAGO/TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Friday that all blood donated in the United States and its territories be tested for Zika virus, as it moves to prevent transmission of the virus through the blood sup…
Video emerges showing U.S. police pursuing deaf driver
(Reuters) – A video has emerged purportedly showing the beginning of a chase that resulted with a Highway Patrol trooper fatally shooting a deaf driver two weeks ago.
Pacific Tropical Storm Lester now a hurricane: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Lester has developed an eye and is now a hurricane as it moved west in the Pacific Ocean away from the mainland of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory on Friday.
Justice Department to decide charges against Arizona lawman in racial profiling case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will decide whether criminal contempt charges will be brought against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio for violating court orders in a racial profiling case, court documents released late on Friday showed.
Panic on NY subway train as crickets, worms let loose in apparent prank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It could have been a scene straight out of a horror movie.
Partial win in fight over North Carolina transgender bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s university system must allow two transgender students and a transgender employee to use bathrooms matching their gender identity, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday, in a partial victory for those fighting the…
Exclusive: FBI raids home of ex-College Board official in probe of SAT leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal agents searched the home of a former employee-turned-outspoken critic of the College Board, the standardized testing giant, as part of an investigation into the breach of hundreds of questions from the SAT college entranc…
