Detroit schools can’t meet payroll after June 30
(Reuters) – The cash-strapped Detroit Public Schools will run out of money to pay employees after the fiscal year wraps up on June 30, the schools’ emergency manager said on Saturday.
Daniel Berrigan, U.S. anti-war priest and poet, dies at 94
(Reuters) – Daniel Berrigan, a Jesuit priest, poet and peace activist who was imprisoned for burning draft files to protest the Vietnam War, died on Saturday at 94, a Jesuit magazine reported.
Six killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed and another person also died in floods in Texas caused by storms that unleashed tornadoes, damaging hail and torrential rains on several central U.S. states, officials sa…
Ringling elephants, a famed U.S. circus act, pack up trunks for retirement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elephants take a final bow at Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, ending a 145-year spectacle that delighted fans but enraged animal activists, who say the highly publicized retirement is not enough.
U.S. West Point academy set for first woman dean in two century history
(Reuters) – The United States Military Academy is poised to have its first woman dean in its 216-year history after President Barack Obama nominated to the post a West Point graduate who currently leads the school’s Department of Social Sciences.
Teenage girl killed in carnival ride incident in Texas – local media
(Reuters) – A teenage girl was killed when she was thrown from a ride at a church carnival in southwest Texas on Friday, media said.
Confederate monument to be removed from University of Louisville campus
(Reuters) – A Confederate monument will be removed from the grounds of University of Louisville, a gesture that school and city officials said on Friday is intended to spur diversity and inclusion on campus.
Cellphone in missing Florida teens case to be reviewed by Apple
(Reuters) – A recovered cellphone at the center of a dispute between the families of two Florida teens who went missing during a fishing trip last summer will be examined by Apple Inc, the manufacturer, in an agreement reached during a hearing on Frida…
U.S. jury finds Immunosyn ex-CEO Ferrone guilty of fraud
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal jury found former Immunosyn Corp Chief Executive Stephen Ferrone guilty on Friday of fraudulently misleading investors, U.S. securities regulators said.
Colorado woman sentenced to 100 years for cutting fetus from woman
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado woman was sentenced on Friday to 100 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a pregnant stranger she had lured with an online ad for free maternity clothes, then cutting the fetus fro…
