Protesters to decry Stanford rape sentence at graduation ceremony
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Students and rights groups plan to demonstrate at Stanford University’s commencement on Sunday to express outrage over the 6-month jail sentence handed to a former student convicted of sexual assault on the California campus, or…
‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie fatally shot after Florida show
(Reuters) – A man thought to be a deranged fan fatally shot Christina Grimmie, a rising singing star who gained fame on YouTube and as a contestant on television’s “The Voice,” while she was signing autographs after a concert in Orlando, Florida, polic…
Singers vie to play Shkreli, America’s ‘most-hated man’, in musical
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fourteen fame-hungry young men tried to out-smug each other at a small studio in Manhattan’s Theater District on Saturday to prove they could play ‘America’s most hated man’ in a new musical comedy about pilloried former drug execu…
Anonymous bidder pays $3.46 million for Warren Buffett lunch
(Reuters) – An anonymous bidder agreed at auction to pay $3,456,789 to eat lunch with Warren Buffett, tying the record for the right to dine with one of the world’s most admired investors.
Nebraska captures one of two sex offenders who escaped prison
(Reuters) – One of two convicted sex offenders who broke out of a Nebraska prison this week was captured on Saturday in a storm drain after an intensive manhunt, while the other remains at large, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
Hot air balloon worker falls to death in New York state
(Reuters) – A worker for a hot air balloon company was carried aloft holding onto the aircraft’s basket and fell to his death in New York state, police said on Saturday.
Bubbles, beloved pilot whale, dies at SeaWorld San Diego
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bubbles, a female pilot whale at SeaWorld in San Diego that was believed to have been the oldest animal of her species in a zoological park, has died, the company said.
Beloved pilot whale named Bubbles dies at SeaWorld San Diego
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bubbles, a female pilot whale at SeaWorld in San Diego that was believed to have been the oldest animal of her species in a zoological park, has died, according to the company.
Alabama speaker convicted of ethics charges, removed from office
(Reuters) – Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, a powerful figure in state politics, was found guilty on Friday of using his elected office, along with his former post as chair of the state Republican Party, for personal gain, local media reported.
College dorms a new front in U.S. battle over transgender rights
BOSTON (Reuters) – As lawmakers across the United States battle over whether to allow transgender Americans to use public restrooms that match their gender identities, universities are scrambling to ensure that dorms meet federal standards.
