New York mayor orders restrooms to open based on gender identity
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York will now allow a person of any gender to choose whether to use a men’s or women’s bathroom or locker room in all municipal properties, acceding to the demands of transgender advocates.
Swedish diplomat visits U.S. student detained in North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Swedish diplomat acting on behalf of the United States last week visited a U.S. student who has been held by North Korea since early January, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Shipwreck found off North Carolina believed to be Civil War-era steamer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A shipwreck discovered off the coast of North Carolina is likely one of three Confederate blockade runners known to have been lost in the area, archaeologists said on Monday.
Ferguson, Missouri says may reconsider Justice Department agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The city council in Ferguson, Missouri said on Monday it may reconsider accepting an agreement with the Justice Department to overhaul its local justice system that it had previously sought to change, after the city faced legal a…
U.S. says to release data of casualties from counter-terror strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday that in coming weeks it will publicly release an assessment of combatant and non-combatant casualties from U.S. counter-terrorism strikes in areas outside active war zones since 2009.
Naked woman dances on big rig’s cab, closes part of Houston road
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A woman who stripped after crashing her car and danced naked on top of the cab of a big rig that was stopped behind her caused part of a Houston-area highway to be closed on Monday, police said.
Lawsuit over Flint water crisis says 17 children have high lead levels
(Reuters) – A group of Flint, Michigan, parents and their children filed a class action on Monday alleging that gross negligence by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and others caused the city’s drinking water to become contaminated with lead.
Cornell’s first female president dies eight months after starting job
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elizabeth Garrett, who in July became the first woman to serve as Cornell University’s president, has died a month after learning she had colon cancer, the Ivy League school said on Monday.
Court blocks immediate FCC rate cut for U.S. prisoner telephone calls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday put on hold an order by the Federal Communications Commission cutting U.S. prison telephone rates for local and long-distance calls to 11 cents a minute, from levels as high as $14 a minute, for …
Oklahoma man sentenced for sexually abusing children in Kenya
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former missionary from Oklahoma was sentenced in U.S. federal court on Monday to 40 years in prison for molesting children at a Kenyan orphanage.
