Pittsburgh officer’s body slam of Cubs fan prompts investigation
(Reuters) – The mayor of Pittsburgh has ordered an internal investigation after video of a police officer body-slamming a goat-costume-wearing Chicago Cubs fan at an Oct. 7 post-season baseball game against the Pirates at PNC Park circulated widely onl…
Zimbabwe will not charge U.S. dentist for killing Cecil the lion
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, a Cabinet minister said on Monday, angering conservationists.
Murder-suicide suspected after missing New Hampshire woman’s body found
(Reuters) – New Hampshire authorities said on Monday that a body found stuffed behind a false wall in an apartment closet in Manchester is likely that of a woman who had been missing since last month.
U.S. Army secretary raises concerns about declining budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh said that the Army was being stretched too thin and was on the “ragged edge” given a declining budget and personnel cuts.
Orphaned Korean sisters reunited by chance in Florida after 40 years
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two orphaned South Korean sisters were recently reunited by chance in Florida after they were hired by the same hospital 40 years after their adoptions by different sets of American parents, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported.
Mayor says Jersey City, N.J. could allow Airbnb
(Reuters) – The mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, said on Monday that his city could become the first in the New York City, tri-state area to legalize short-term housing rentals through Airbnb and similar online home-rental services.
Maxxam Inc. CEO dies in Texas boating accident
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Shawn Hurwitz, the chief executive officer of Houston investment firm Maxxam Inc., was killed in an Austin-area boating accident over the weekend, a spokesman for the family said on Monday.
Part of major highway reopens as South Carolina recovers from floods
(Reuters) – A stretch of a major East Coast highway closed for more than a week by historic rains in South Carolina began reopening on Monday, as many schools resumed classes and state crews picked up debris in several hard-hit areas.
Exclusive – Transatlantic divide: how U.S. pays three times more for drugs
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. prices for the world’s 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to an analysis carried out for Reuters.
Washington Post says Iran’s conviction of its reporter is ‘contemptible’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Post on Monday denounced the conviction in Iran of the newspaper’s U.S.-born Tehran correspondent in an espionage case as an “outrageous injustice” and urged Iranian leaders to overturn it.
