California governor vetoes bill mandating campus sexual assault sanctions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have required most public and private colleges in the state to expel or suspend for a minimum of two years students found to have violated certain campus …
California to ban ‘Redskins’ for school sports, keep Confederate building names
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will ban public schools from naming their sports teams “Redskins,” a name seen as a slur against Native Americans, but will not stop municipalities from naming parks and buildings for Confederate heroes, Govern…
Memphis policeman shot dead, suspect in custody: local media
(Reuters) – An off-duty Memphis police officer who was an expectant father was shot and killed Sunday afternoon east of the city, police said, and a suspect is in custody.
House conservative group would ‘look favorably’ on Ryan for speakership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of hard-line conservative Republicans would “look favorably” on Paul Ryan if he ran to be speaker of the House of Representatives, the group’s leader said on Sunday.
King memorial planned for Georgia’s Stone Mountain: Atlanta paper
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A monument to black civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is planned for the top of Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, home to a giant carving depicting three heroes of the pro-slavery Confederacy, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
California to ban ‘Redskins’ for school sports, keep Confederate building names
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will ban public schools from naming their sports teams “Redskins,” a name seen as a slur against Native Americans, but will not stop municipalities from naming parks and buildings for Confederate heroes, Govern…
Hundreds of Southwest flights delayed by online booking problems
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co said hundreds of its flights were delayed because of problems on its website, phone lines and airports on Sunday.
Ohio prosecutor criticized over reports on child’s shooting by police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio prosecutor handling the fatal shooting by police of a 12-year-old boy while he played with a replica pistol was criticized by activists on Sunday for releasing two reports that called the shooting “reasonable” before any g…
Man arrested, accused of planting bombs on California golf course
(Reuters) – A man has been arrested on suspicion of planting a pair of homemade bombs on a northern California golf course, authorities said on Sunday.
Cushing quake follows rules to curb seismic activity tied to wells
HOUSTON (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 that struck near the U.S. crude oil hub of Cushing, Oklahoma on Saturday occurred just days after regulators imposed new rules meant to prevent temblors in the area and said more changes were po…
