New York spends Christmas Eve in T-shirts, ice-skating puddles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorker Tyler Hickey usually spends Christmas Eve snowboarding on the nearest mountain. This year, he’s in a T-shirt and jeans while traversing Manhattan’s Bryant Park ice skating rink, which is melting into patchy puddles in re…
Storms in U.S. South kill 11, Mississippi declares emergency
(Reuters) – Southern U.S. states began digging out on Thursday after severe storms killed at least 11 people, and Mississippi declared a state of emergency in areas pounded by tornadoes.
Protesters march into San Francisco City Hall over police killing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Dozens of people marched into San Francisco’s City Hall on Thursday, protesting the police killing of a black man earlier this month and demanding the firing of the city’s police chief, according to local media reports.
Democratic presidential candidates blast U.S. plan to deport families
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday came under fire from Democratic presidential candidates and human rights groups for plans to intensify deportations of Central American migrants by rounding up undocumented families.
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…
