First gender-neutral restroom opens at Los Angeles school
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles high school on Friday opened the first gender-neutral restroom in the nation’s second-largest school district, and likely the state, in a move geared toward accommodating transgender students.
Mississippi governor signs law allowing armed church security
(Reuters) – Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a gun rights bill on Friday allowing churches to create security programs designating members to carry firearms to defend worshipers against violence.
Pratt chief sees gains in F-35 engine quality, lower costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pratt & Whitney on Friday defended the quality and reliability of the F135 engine that powers Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet, saying they were improving despite concerns raised in a new congressional report.
U.S. paves way for more Norwegian Air flights, competition
(Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday it intended to grant flying rights to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s Irish unit, setting the stage for a new battle among airlines for leisure travelers.
New York officer pleads guilty to more theft charges on Long Island
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Suffolk County, New York, police officer convicted of stealing from Hispanic motorists pleaded guilty to more theft charges on Friday after other victims stepped forward, the district attorney’s office said.
South Carolina military college reviewing request to wear hijab
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The Citadel military college in South Carolina is considering a request by an incoming Muslim student to wear a hijab, the school said in a statement on Friday.
Fired workers’ pregnancy was not ‘perfect look’ for P&G: lawsuit
(Reuters) – A former cosmetics saleswoman for Procter & Gamble Co is suing the company, claiming that she was fired after becoming pregnant and being told earlier by a supervisor that “pregnancy is not part of the uniform.”
Immigrants in limbo as U.S. top court weighs Obama action
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – In the port city of Baltimore, where Europeans once streamed into America after crossing the Atlantic by ship, a 47-year-old immigrant named Rhonda is in a desperate position. She said she wants to provide for her teenage daughter…
U.S. Army approves 22 women officer candidates for possible combat units
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-two women currently training to become U.S. Army officers will be allowed to enter the service as second lieutenants in the infantry and armor branches under historic new rules that allow women to serve in combat jobs, the…
Man jailed for 1957 Illinois murder to be freed, conviction annulled
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man convicted in 2012 for kidnapping and murdering a 7-year-old girl in 1957 was on Friday ordered by a judge to be released from prison and his life sentence annulled based on previously unknown evidence that pointed to…
