Mississippi governor to join suit against Obama transgender policy
(Reuters) – Mississippi’s Republican governor said on Thursday he planned to join a lawsuit by officials from 11 states to overturn an Obama administration directive that tells schools to let transgender students use bathrooms matching their gender ide…
Connecticut’s top court upholds ban on death penalty in state
(Reuters) – Connecticut’s top court on Thursday upheld its ban on executions in the state in a decision that will spare the lives of 11 death row inmates.
Oops! Senator’s article tells of phantom meeting with Obama nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch wrote in an opinion piece published on Thursday that his meeting with Merrick Garland failed to change his view that the Senate should not act on President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nom…
McDonald’s CEO says $15 hourly wage, robots won’t kill jobs
OAK BROOK, Ill./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. restaurant operators would probably not replace workers with robots if they had to pay the $15 hourly wage demanded by protesters, McDonald’s Corp Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook told shareholders …
Software problem delays Los Angeles flights: FAA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Planes arriving and departing Los Angeles International Airport were delayed on Thursday after a problem with air-traffic control software briefly halted all flights, according to U.S. and local air traffic officials.
U.S. Virgin Islands sues Takata, Honda over airbags
(Reuters) – The U.S. Virgin Islands sued Takata Corp and Honda Motor Co late on Wednesday over the sale of millions of recalled airbags linked to deadly ruptures.
‘Saved by the Bell’ actor Dustin Diamond back in jail over probation
(Reuters) – The actor known for playing the character “Screech” in the 1990s U.S. TV sitcom “Saved by the Bell” was back in a Wisconsin jail on Thursday, accused of violating probation after being freed last month following a conviction over a stabbing…
Tornadoes and storms hit U.S. Great Plains, injure two in Kansas
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Great Plains, badly damaging and destroying about 20 houses in Kansas, a day after two people were injured there in storms, local media and authorities said on Wednesday, and more dangerous weather …
Young word nerds face off as U.S. Spelling Bee finals start
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) – Forty-five young spellers began facing off on Thursday in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, with tougher rules in place aimed at preventing a third consecutive tie in the long-running contest.
Madoff victims may soon recoup another $247 million
(Reuters) – Nearly 7-1/2 years after Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was unmasked, the court-appointed trustee recouping money for the swindler’s victims on Thursday sought court approval to free up another $247 million to help cover their losses.
