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.
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.
