Former head of Chicago schools will plead guilty in bribery scheme: lawyer
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The former chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, plans to plead guilty to charges of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks for helping her former employers win lucrativ…
U.S. court says yoga sequence cannot be copyrighted
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled against a celebrity yogi on Thursday, finding that he is not entitled to copyright protection for a sequence of 26 yoga poses and two breathing exercises that he developed.
Flood-weary residents find food, refuge at South Carolina shelter
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – Exhaustion was etched into Mike Ronan’s face, which he has not shaved since Sunday when record rainfall in South Carolina breached a dam near his apartment and he, his wife and their pets were told to evacuate.
Explosion hurts workers at Williams natgas facility in Louisiana
(Reuters) – Williams Cos Inc said an explosion and fire injured workers Thursday morning at a natural gas facility owned by Williams Partners’ Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co (Transco) in Gibson, Louisiana.
Netflix hikes rate for most popular plan by $1.00
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc said on Thursday it has increased the subscription rate for some new members by $1.00 a month to $9.99 in the United States, Canada and Latin America.
Former President Carter’s home-building trip to Nepal canceled
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Citing civil unrest, a humanitarian group on Thursday canceled a home-building trip next month to Nepal that was to have included former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.
Bryant University basketball coach comes out as gay in first-person essay
BOSTON (Reuters) – An assistant basketball coach at Bryant University came out as gay in a first-person essay published by Outsports.com late Wednesday, making him the first coach of a top-level U.S. college program to do so, according to U.S. media.
Flint will return to Detroit water system due to lead concerns
DETROIT (Reuters) – Flint will resume getting water from Detroit, officials said on Thursday, a week after the Michigan city confirmed that children were showing elevated levels of lead since it began using water from a nearby river.
Suspect in custody after crash at Maryland’s Fort Meade: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man who stole a car and crashed into a gate at the U.S. Army’s Fort Meade in Maryland, home to the National Security Agency, was taken into custody on Thursday after being found trying to hide in nearby woods, authorities said….
Donald Trump takes Scottish windfarm fight to UK’s top court
LONDON (Reuters) – Billionaire U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took his long battle against windfarms near his Scottish golf course to the UK Supreme Court on Thursday.
