Cincinnati zoo reopens remodeled gorilla enclosure
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – Visitors flocked on Tuesday to the Cincinnati Zoo the day after prosecutors declined to charge the mother of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure, causing zookeepers to kill the endangered animal to protect the chil…
Black students more likely to be suspended: U.S. Education Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Black students are almost four times more likely to be suspended from public school than white students, part of persistent disparities in U.S. schools, according to U.S. Education Department data released on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania attorney general sued by twin sister for discrimination
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office has been accused of pay discrimination by a high-ranking subordinate who happens to be her twin sister, a department spokesman said on Tuesday.
Last known surviving rescue dog from 9/11 New York attacks dies at 16
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The last known surviving search and rescue dog deployed to New York after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the city has died at the age of 16 in a Houston suburb, fire department officials said on Tuesday.
Petition seeking removal of Stanford rape case judge draws wide support
(Reuters) – A petition calling to remove from the bench the judge whose sentencing in a high-profile Stanford University rape case has sparked outrage had attracted close to 100,000 signatures by Monday.
Helen Chavez, widow of late labor leader Cesar Chavez, dies at 88
(Reuters) – Helen Chavez, the widow of the late labor leader Cesar Chavez, died in California at age 88 on Monday, said the United Farm Workers of America, an labor organization that her husband helped start.
Drones emerge from shadows to become key cog in U.S. war machine
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan/CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (Reuters) – When U.S. drones obliterated a car carrying Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour last month, it was the kind of targeted killing that unmanned aircraft are best known for.
Tropical Storm Colin gains speed, barrels toward Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Colin picked up speed over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as it headed toward Florida’s northwest coast, unleashing thunderstorms and flooding while the state’s governor activated the National Guard ahead of its lan…
Texas man who spent about 20 years on death row cleared of murder charges
DALLAS (Reuters) – Murder charges were dismissed on Monday against a former Texas prisoner released from jail in 1999 after serving about 20 years on death row for the rape and murder of a 21-year-old woman.
Accused Michigan Uber shooter to use insanity defense: prosecutor
(Reuters) – The Michigan Uber driver charged with murdering six people during a shooting spree in February plans to use insanity as a defense in his trial, the prosecutor in the case said on Monday.
