Three people found dead in Montana home: media
(Reuters) – Three people have been found dead in a house in central Montana where police responded to a 911 hang up call, media reported.
Flint families file lawsuits over children poisoned by water
(Reuters) – A group of Flint families with children has filed new lawsuits in the Michigan city’s water crisis, accusing private companies of professional negligence and government employees of misconduct that led to the contamination of the water supp…
Special Report: The final days and deals of Aubrey McClendon
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The night before Aubrey McClendon died, the oil-and-gas pioneer was expected at a private dinner here with potential business partners. Among them: Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico.
NJ Transit, unions reach tentative deal to avert strike
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A coalition of rail unions reached a contract deal with NJ Transit on Friday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said, averting a possible strike that would have created a travel nightmare for tens of thousands of commuters into Ne…
As anti-Islam tone rises in U.S., Muslim women learn self-defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 20 women in Islamic hijab worried by rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States watched on a recent night as their self-defense instructor showed them how to punch a would-be attacker.
Ohio judge rules in favor of 17-year-olds wanting to vote
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio judge ruled Friday teenagers celebrating their 18th birthday before November’s election are entitled to have their votes for presidential nominees counted in next week’s state primary.
Columbia University prevails in lawsuit over mattress protest
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Columbia University on Friday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a graduate over the school’s decision to allow a student who accused him of rape to carry a mattress around campus in protest, even though Columbia had cleared him of …
Ex-judge says without state money Detroit schools will close
(Reuters) – Steven Rhodes, a former federal bankruptcy judge who is now running the Detroit Public Schools (DPS), said on Friday he is prepared to close the debt-laden district next month if the Michigan Legislature fails to throw it a financial lifeli…
Minnesota city criticizes Joe’s Crab Shack for ‘racist’ photo
(Reuters) – A Minnesota city condemned a local Joe’s Crab Shack restaurant on Friday for displaying a “racist” photograph from the 1800s that showed a black man being hanged.
Minnesota city criticizes Joe’s Crab Shack for ‘racist’ photo
(Reuters) – A Minnesota city condemned a local Joe’s Crab Shack restaurant on Friday for displaying a “racist” photograph from the 1800s that showed a black man being hanged.
