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.
Michigan auditors will probe state health agency on Flint water
(Reuters) – Michigan auditors will probe the state’s Department of Health and Human Services over its handling of elevated lead levels in Flint drinking water and a rise in Legionnaire’s disease cases, Governor Rick Snyder said Friday.
Hulk Hogan’s side rests after slamming Gawker in sex tape lawsuit
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) – Attorneys for wrestling celebrity Hulk Hogan rested their $100 million privacy invasion case against the Gawker news outlet on Friday, wrapping up a lively week of testimony in a Florida lawsuit examining the posting of…
BSEE halts drilling at offshore rig after reported fatality
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)suspended drilling operations at a rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday after it responded to a reported fatality, it said in a statement.
Ex-Chicago police chief says he took the fall in Laquan McDonald case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former Chicago police chief Garry McCarthy, speaking publicly for the first time since he was fired, said this week he took the fall in the city’s handling of a white officer’s shooting of a black teenager and the delayed release of…
Mississippi man pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State
(Reuters) – A Mississippi man pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to attempting to join Islamic State in Syria with his wife last summer.
Reporter files criminal charge of battery against Trump campaign chief
(Reuters) – A reporter for the conservative website Breitbart News filed a criminal complaint on Friday against Republican presidential election front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign manager, saying he grabbed her arm at a rally with such force that he …
