Man chains self atop slide in bid to save New Hampshire water park
(Reuters) – The founder of an indebted New Hampshire water park has chained himself to the top of a 30 foot high slide in a last ditch effort to keep his property from being sold at auction.
FDA approves sale of eight new Swedish Match snus products
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time authorized the sale of a tobacco product that it says will not significantly harm the health of the population as a whole.
Race protests scattered around U.S. campuses after Missouri resignations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Students are holding events designed to bring attention to racial issues on a handful of U.S. college campuses this week, spurred on by the impact of protests at the University of Missouri, which culminated in the resignation of th…
U.S. charges three in huge cyberfraud targeting JPMorgan, others
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit.
Maine sues anti-abortion protester, claiming he shouts too loud
BRUNSWICK, Maine (Reuters) – Maine’s top attorney on Tuesday filed a civil rights lawsuit against an anti-abortion protester, contending that his yelling outside a Portland Planned Parenthood clinic was so loud that it disrupted the staff’s ability to …
State Department says U.S. citizen detained in Yemen has died
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday U.S. citizen John Hamen, one of two contractors who had been detained by Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, has died.
City of Dallas extends civil rights protection to transgender people
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Dallas City Council unanimously approved an amendment to its anti-discrimination ordinance on Tuesday to include protections for transgender people from being denied employment, housing or access to public spaces based on gender …
White House to ask Supreme Court to allow delayed immigration action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Tuesday it plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that blocked President Barack Obama’s executive actions aimed at shielding millions of illegal immigrants from d…
Texas mother says daughter off cheerleading squad for curly hair
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Texas mother has accused a cheerleading company of discrimination for demanding that her 11-year-old daughter straighten her curly hair so she could join her team in a competition.
Protesters rally for higher U.S. fast-food wages, union rights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. fast food workers protested on Tuesday in support of a $15 an hour minimum wage and union rights in a campaign they hope will catch the attention of candidates in the 2016 elections.
