New York City ad campaign supports transgender bathroom rights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced a citywide advertising campaign supporting a person’s right to use bathrooms corresponding with his or her gender identity, wading into a debate that has pitted more than a dozen st…
Massachusetts securities regulator hunts for ‘rogue’ brokers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top securities regulator is seeking information from 241 brokerage firms to keep “rogue” brokers out of his state, he said on Monday.
Surprise Kanye West concert canceled, fans jam Manhattan street
(Reuters) – A concert by rapper Kanye West was called off early on Monday, leaving thousands of fans massed outside the Manhattan venue where the surprise gig was meant to have taken place.
Texas boy fleeing wasps killed by car
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An 8-year-old Texas boy who was trying to avoid being stung by a swarm of wasps was struck and killed by a car in a trailer park outside of Dallas over the weekend, police said on Monday.
Oregon derailment likely to reignite oil-by-rail safety concerns
(Reuters) – A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames along Oregon’s scenic Columbia River gorge on Friday in the first major rail accident involving crude in a year.
Gunman who killed two in Florida shot dead by police
(Reuters) – Police on Sunday shot dead a gunman who allegedly killed two people in Florida, authorities said.
Muhammad Ali, ‘the greatest’, remembered as boxer who transcended sports
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures o…
Ninth Fort Hood soldier killed in Texas floods identified
(Reuters) – A 25-year-old specialist from California was the ninth soldier at the Fort Hood Army post killed last week when a military vehicle overturned in flood waters, officials said on Sunday.
Suspect charged in death of Memphis officer during pursuit
(Reuters) – A man accused of running over and killing a Memphis police officer while fleeing authorities has been charged with first-degree murder, a spokeswoman for the police department said on Sunday.
Firefighters close to controlling brush fire near L.A.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters managed to tame a fast-moving brush fire in the hills outside Los Angeles on Sunday after it burned more than 500 acres and threatened homes in the affluent city of Calabasas, authorities said.
