NFL to bolster security, police presence at weekend games
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League said on Saturday it would increase security and beef up the law enforcement presence both inside and outside of stadiums for this week’s games as a precaution after a series of attacks throughout Paris …
Woman pleads guilty to lying to get Boston Marathon benefits
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to lying about being a victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing in order to get almost $40,000 in cash and benefits, prosecutors said.
California governor extends water conservation order
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown has extended his executive order requiring residents to conserve water as the state readies for a fifth year of drought.
Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling to have broad impact in states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to hear a challenge to tough abortion restrictions in Texas raises questions about the legal fate of similar laws in more than a dozen other states.
Tycoons, telecoms and Trotsky: book lifts veil on Carlos Slim
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Carlos Slim’s brother interrogated leftist rebels for Mexico’s intelligence agency while his eldest son often hands out a biographical novel about Leon Trotsky as a gift, according to a new book on the tycoon who was long the wo…
Prayer’s place in U.S. football gets high school test
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Carrying out what he called a personal act of faith, high-school football coach Joe Kennedy walked out to the 50-yard-line after a recent game, knelt down and prayed.
New York, other U.S. cities beef up security after Paris attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York, Boston and other cities in the United States bolstered security on Friday night after deadly gun and bomb attacks on civilians in Paris, but law enforcement officials said the beefed-up police presence was precautionary r…
Hundreds of Mormons plan to resign in Utah same-sex policy protest
(Reuters) – Hundreds of Mormons are expected to mail letters resigning from the faith after gathering in Salt Lake City on Saturday to protest a new church policy that calls married same-sex couples apostates and bars their children from baptism.
One dead, three injured in natural gas pipeline fire in California
(Reuters) – One person was killed and three others were injured on Friday when a natural gas line in California was ruptured by farming equipment, triggering a massive blaze, fire officials said.
Utah judge amends order taking foster baby from lesbian couple
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah judge on Friday amended a controversial ruling that would have forced a married lesbian couple to surrender custody of their infant foster daughter within a week, instead scheduling another hearing for next month, the …
