U.S. soldier killed in Iraq raid rushed into firefight: Carter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. commando killed in a special operations raid on Thursday in Iraq against Islamic State rushed into a firefight to rescue Kurdish forces, the U.S. defense chief said on Friday.
Former Bush education secretary to lead North Carolina universities
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, a confidant of former President George W. Bush, was tapped on Friday to lead North Carolina’s public university system.
Two more women accuse Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two more women accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct on Friday, and their attorney Gloria Allred said she has been contacted by even more women who are prepared to say the same.
Puerto Rico power restored after major outage
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s power utility, PREPA, said on Friday it had restored power to all residents after a major outage left 147,000 powerless earlier in the day.
Chicago-area school district defies government on transgender access
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A suburban Chicago high-school district is defying federal rules by denying a transgender student unrestricted access to a girls’ locker room in a case that could cost the district millions of dollars in aid and shape a national sta…
Adviser to Ron and Rand Paul found not guilty in bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top adviser to 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s campaign has been found not guilty in connection with an alleged bribery scheme to buy an Iowa state senator’s endorsement.
No criminal prosecution in IRS Tea Party case: U.S. Justice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday that it had found no basis for a criminal prosecution over the Internal Revenue Service’s mishandling several years ago of requests for tax-exempt status by political groups aligned w…
Man who hid on Appalachian Trail for years pleads guilty in Ohio to fraud
(Reuters) – A former bottling company accountant who hid for six years in plain sight as a hiker on the Appalachian Trail pleaded guilty on Friday in U.S. federal court in Cincinnati to wire fraud as part of an $8.7 million embezzling scheme, prosecuto…
Police seek gunman off Indiana State University campus
(Reuters) – Police were searching on Friday for a gunman off the Indiana State University campus after he was seen near two of the school’s residence halls, according to university police.
Oregon burglar climbs naked into couple’s bed, is chased at gunpoint
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A naked burglar who hopped into a Portland, Oregon couple’s bed in the middle of the night wound up fleeing down the street after the male victim woke up and chased him with a gun, firing three shots, police said on Friday.
