Chicago ‘Black Christmas’ protesters march against police violence
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Several hundred protesters against police killings of black men marched on Thursday along Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down and aiming to disrupt Christmas Eve shopping in a glittering, upscale c…
Presidential candidate Clinton concerned about U.S. deportations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has “real concerns” about reports that the U.S. government is intensifying the deportation of Central American migrants who are in the country illegally, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Idaho school worker fired for giving child lunch offered job back – report
(Reuters) – An Idaho school cafeteria worker who was fired days before Christmas for giving at least one hungry middle school student a free lunch worth $1.70 was offered her job back after public outcry over her dismissal, the Idaho State Journal repo…
Nobel Laureate U.S. medical researcher Gilman dies at 74
AUSTIN, Texas – Dr. Alfred Gilman, a Nobel Laureate medical researcher known for groundbreaking work on cells and diseases, has died at the age of 74 after a long illness, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School said.
Identities revealed for all six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A female Air Force officer who was one of the first openly gay U.S. service members to get married was identified on Tuesday as one of the six U.S. troops killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
Black Lives Matter holds ‘Black Xmas’ protests in Minnesota, California
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Reuters) – Black Lives Matter held demonstrations in Minnesota and California on Wednesday to protest police killings of unarmed blacks, dubbing the day “Black Xmas” to show it could affect the economy on one of the busiest shopping…
Uber says will ask appeals court for stay in driver class-action
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Wednesday that it would ask the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to put on hold all proceedings, including a trial, in a class-action lawsuit filed by its drivers over their employmen…
U.S. says eighth U.S. death linked to Takata airbag rupture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that an eighth U.S. death is linked to a faulty Takata airbag inflator, marking the first reported death since April and the ninth worldwide.
Competency evaluation ordered for accused Planned Parenthood gunman
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others in a Nov. 27 shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado was ordered on Wednesday to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after he insisted…
Bankrupt San Bernardino spars with creditors over police spending
(Reuters) – The bankrupt California city of San Bernardino won praise from bondholders on Wednesday for its handling earlier this month of the massacre that killed 14 people, but at the first significant court hearing since the attack, creditors questi…
