Yosemite changes famous names; Ahwahnee sign stolen amid legal fight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Visitors to Yosemite National Park were greeted with an unfamiliar name for the park’s most iconic hotel on Tuesday as a bitter legal battle over its trademarked name raged on, while thieves made off with a sign for the famed Ah…
Pennsylvania grand jury finds widespread sex abuse by priests
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Hundreds of children in western Pennsylvania were sexually assaulted by about 50 Roman Catholic priests over four decades while bishops covered up their actions, according to a state grand jury report released on Tuesday.
University of Missouri probes ‘Hitler rules’ on dorm poster
(Reuters) – The University of Missouri is investigating anti-Semitic vandalism in which “Hitler rules” was written on a dormitory poster, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest racial incident at the school.
Now or never: Trump’s ‘wall’ talk sparks migrant rush on U.S.-Mexico border
CIUDAD JUAREZ/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gang violence and poverty have for years pushed Mexicans and Central Americans north to the United States, but recently a new driver has emerged: the anti-immigrant tone of leading Republican presidential candidate …
Supreme Court justices heap warmth, wit on Scalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At a deeply personal, at times amusing, memorial service for Antonin Scalia on Tuesday, Justice Clarence Thomas recalled that the two ardent conservatives shared many “buck each other up” chats at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ivy League mulls banning tackles at football practices
BOSTON (Reuters) – Football practices at the United States’ elite Ivy League universities may be a little bit quieter next year as coaches consider banning tackling outside of actual games, a spokesman for the league said on Tuesday.
Illinois judge dismisses Cruz eligibility complaint
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois voter’s lawsuit challenging Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president of the United States because he was born in Canada was dismissed on a technicality on Tuesday by a state judge.
Impact of Texas clinic law at issue in abortion case before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the state of Texas are making an unusual argument in a closely watched abortion case set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday: A law that placed new restrictions on clinics providing abortions didn’t have …
U.S. group prepares Ohio ballot push for medical marijuana
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Proponents announced plans on Tuesday for an Ohio ballot initiative that would legalize medical marijuana one year after a push for recreational versions of the drug was shot down by the state’s voters.
Brother of Ohio pastor shot dead during service charged with murder
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The brother of an Ohio pastor shot and killed during a Sunday church service has been charged with aggravated murder and felonious assault, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
