Missouri man pleads guilty to threatening blacks at university
(Reuters) – A Missouri man has pleaded guilty to making threats on social media against black people after the University of Missouri president resigned during protests over his handling of reported racial abuse, officials said on Tuesday.
Prosecutors turn fire on New York prison’s culture of violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The guards, authorities say, wanted to send a message.
U.S. top court rules against Maryland over power plant subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against Maryland in its bid to revive a program to subsidize natural gas-fired electricity plant construction to serve the power needs of its residents in a case weighing state versus feder…
Schools closed as Houston cleans up for floods that killed five
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Scores of schools were closed and cleanup was underway in Houston on Tuesday, a day after record rains hits the fourth most populous U.S. city, causing floods that left five dead and led to more than 1,000 water rescues.
Convoy of U.S. ambassador to U.N. hits and kills boy in Cameroon
DAKAR (Reuters) – A vehicle in the motorcade of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations struck and killed a young boy in Cameroon on Monday during a visit to the Lake Chad region where countries have been targeted by the Boko Haram group.
AP, Reuters, New York Times among 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for reporting on abuse in the seafood industry that helped free 2,000 slave laborers, and Reuters and The New York Times shared the breaking news photography award for …
Black women’s book club settles lawsuit with California wine train company
(Reuters) – Eleven women have reached a settlement with a California wine train company they sued for $11 million for racial discrimination after they were kicked off the train for being too loud, their lawyer said on Monday.
California governor, agencies face legal claims in gas blowout
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of Los Angeles homeowners who live near the site of the worst U.S. methane leak have filed claims against state regulators and the governor, seeking $3.5 million each in damages for government failures they blame for th…
Houston deluged, five reported dead in Texas floods
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Torrential rainfall totaling 18 inches (46 cm) pummeled Houston on Monday, causing floods that were believed responsible for five deaths and that snarled transport and turned roads into lakes in the fourth most-populous U.S. city.
N.Y. man charged with bribing police as corruption probe continues
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A member of a volunteer safety patrol in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn was charged on Monday with trying to bribe police officers to obtain gun licenses, prosecutors said, in the latest fallout from a wide-ranging corrup…
