U.S. researcher contracts Zika during experiment
(Reuters) – A United States laboratory researcher was back at work after contracting the Zika virus by pricking herself with a needle during an experiment last month, the University of Pittsburgh said on Friday.
Trump’s corporate targets face tricky task in fending off his attacks
(Reuters) – As the White House race took off last summer, food giant Mondelez International found itself in an unusual position: Republican candidate Donald Trump began delivering broadsides against one of its iconic products, Oreo cookies.
American Indians grapple with land divided by history
PRYOR, Montana (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Irma Bird Hat, a member of the Crow Indian tribe, started digging out the documents she needed to write her will, the retired health worker discovered property she didn’t know she owned.
Charleston church shooter seeks trial by court instead of jury
(Reuters) – The white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a church in South Carolina a year ago said on Thursday he would like to waive his right to a jury trial, opting instead to be tried and sentenced by …
Thousands gather for Muslim funeral honoring Muhammad Ali
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A Muslim funeral for Muhammad Ali on Thursday drew thousands of admirers to the boxer’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where mourners prayed over the body of a man who battled in the ring and sought peace outside it.
Obama is ‘fired up’ for Clinton as Democrats seek to unify party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton’s White House bid on Thursday and called for Democrats to unite behind her after a protracted battle with Bernie Sanders for the party nomination.
Tom Perkins, Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer, dies at 84
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Thomas Perkins, one of the founding fathers of Silicon Valley, died on Tuesday at age 84 at his home in Belvedere, California, according to the Marin County coroner’s office.
U.S. Navy admiral pleads guilty in bribery case
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy rear admiral pleaded guilty on Thursday to a charge of lying to federal investigators, making him the highest-ranking officer to be convicted in the expanding “Fat Leonard” bribery case.
Sentence upheld for former Subway pitchman Fogle in child porn case
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in Chicago on Thursday upheld former Subway sandwich pitchman Jared Fogle’s 15-1/2-year prison sentence for child pornography.
Man charged over drugs sold to Rangers’ Boogaard reaches plea deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former minor league hockey player accused of selling painkillers to late Derek Boogaard, an enforcer for the NHL’s New York Rangers who died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and oxycodone in 2011, pleaded guilty on Thursday…
