Cirque du Soleil cancels North Carolina shows over transgender law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Cirque du Soleil said on Friday it was canceling shows in North Carolina over a new state law that it called discriminatory, the performance group said on Friday, becoming the latest entertainment act to take a stance ag…
Pope discussed moral economy with Bernie Sanders before Greece trip
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in the Vatican on Saturday morning and the two discussed the need for morality in the world economy before the pontiff left for a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos….
Body parts found in Seattle likely from murdered mother: police
(Reuters) – Human remains discovered in Seattle on Friday likely belong to a woman who was murdered and dismembered after going on a date last week with a man she met online, police said.
Firefighter fatally shot bringing aid to Maryland resident, suspect arrested
(Reuters) – One firefighter was killed and a second was critically wounded on Friday by gunfire at a Maryland residence where the pair had answered a medical distress call, and the suspect who fired on them from inside the home was in custody, official…
Not guilty pleas entered for last defendants of 2014 Nevada ranch standoff
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A Las Vegas judge on Friday entered not guilty pleas for the last five defendants to be arraigned over a high-profile standoff about cattle grazing rights between armed protesters and federal agents at the Nevada ranch of Cliven B…
Mountain lion turns up at L.A. high school, home of the Cougars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A mountain lion found its way onto the grounds of a Los Angeles high school on Friday, prompting police to lock down the campus before the big cat was shot with tranquilizer darts a few blocks away.
Top Cincinnati university cop urged aggressive traffic stops: report
(Reuters) – The former chief of the University of Cincinnati police force encouraged aggressive use of traffic stops to look for guns and drugs, according to a report by a consultant reviewing the department after a white officer shot and killed an una…
Apple opposes U.S. appeal over iPhone in New York drug case
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc said the U.S. government had failed to show a continued need for its help accessing a locked iPhone in a New York drug case after a third party came forward with a solution to crack a different phone belonging …
Obamas donated less to charities in 2015 as income slipped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle donated less to charities in 2015 as their income also dipped, tax returns released by the White House showed on Friday.
Illinois sheriff releases videos showing force against inmates
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The sheriff who runs the jail system in Chicago on Friday released videos showing cases of excessive force against inmates.
