Americans deeply split on abortion as Supreme Court takes case: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans are split over abortion restrictions like those in a Texas law challenged before the U.S. Supreme Court, reflecting deep and longstanding divisions over the contentious issue, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released …
Israeli policeman given community service for beating Palestinian-American boy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli policeman was spared jail and sentenced to community service on Wednesday for beating an American teenager of Palestinian descent during Jerusalem disturbances last year, an incident that stirred U.S. concern.
TransCanada withdraws Keystone XL route application in Nebraska
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp is withdrawing its route application for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state of Nebraska after U.S. President Barack Obama denied a permit for the controversial project, the company said on Wednesday.
University of North Dakota adopts ‘Fighting Hawks’ as new nickname
(Reuters) – The University of North Dakota said on Wednesday it will adopt the “Fighting Hawks” as its new nickname after retiring the “Fighting Sioux,” which was banned under a national college sports policy that deemed such names and symbols racially…
Ex-Millennium Global fund manager loses U.S. fraud appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by a former London-based portfolio manager to reverse his conviction and four-year prison sentence for inflating his hedge fund’s assets by manipulating the value of Nigerian debt.
Ohio jury convicts man for 1985 murder of pregnant wife
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio jury this week convicted a man of strangling his pregnant wife to death with a belt in 1985, in a case that was re-opened as a result of a 2009 arson investigation, a prosecutor’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Dinosaur claws, fold-up trampoline top watchdog’s worst toys list
BOSTON (Reuters) – A set of dinosaur claws, a quick-folding trampoline for 6-year olds, and a slingshot-like device that can launch projectiles 100 feet (30 meters) are on the short list of the most dangerous children’s toys this holiday season.
For Syrian refugees in U.S., fear gives way to hope
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – They share a small two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento with few possessions, but for Syrian refugee Mohammad Abd Rabboh, his wife and two daughters, there is finally freedom from fear.
Ferguson, Missouri names new city manager
(Reuters) – A new city manager has been hired in Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb that became a paradigm of racial profiling and police use of deadly force after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, touching off violent prote…
Some U.S. airport workers to strike Wednesday night: union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airport workers at seven of the busiest U.S. hubs plan to strike beginning Wednesday night over what they say are bad wages and threats against unionizing.
