‘Sense of regret’ in Vatican over pope meeting with gay marriage opponent
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ meeting last week with an American woman at the center of a row over gay marriage was not something he had sought and should not be seen as an endorsement of her views, the Vatican said on Friday.
New Jersey transportation chief to resign
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday said his transportation commissioner Jamie Fox would step down by the end of the month to return to the private sector after only a year in the position.
Bush draws Democratic criticism for ‘stuff happens’ comment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said on Friday more government is not always the answer for Americans when crises erupt and “stuff happens,” a remark that Democrats charged was a callous response to victims of gun viol…
UAW faces tough road to salvage failed contract
DETROIT/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Mounting discontent among the United Auto Workers rank and file will complicate its leaders’ bid to recover from the defeat of a proposed labor agreement with No. 3 U.S. automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, UAW members sa…
Killer captured after mistaken release from Louisiana jail
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A convicted killer who was accidentally released from jail last week in Louisiana has been captured in Georgia, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Friday.
Hurricane Joaquin batters Bahamas, fate of cargo ship unknown
NASSAU (Reuters) – The fate of more than 30 crew aboard a cargo ship missing off the Bahamas in heavy seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin was unknown on Friday as the powerful storm battered the island chain for a second day.
Missouri governor commutes death sentence for Kimber Edwards
(Reuters) – Kimber Edwards, who was convicted of hiring someone to kill his ex-wife in 2000, had his death sentence commuted by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday, after a newspaper reported that the murderer now says he acted alone.
Massachusetts priest who admitted child rape to be released from prison
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Massachusetts priest who figured prominently in the Roman Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal and pleaded guilty in 2002 to raping a child will be released from prison after prosecutors dropped their effort on Friday to send…
El Paso school buildings locked down for about an hour, no one hurt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A lockdown lasting more than an hour was ordered for school buildings and offices in El Paso, Texas, on Friday because of a suspected armed person on campus, a local school district said in a social media post, adding no one w…
Five shot, one man killed in Baltimore shooting: police
(Reuters) – Five people were shot and one of them, an adult male, killed in an incident in Baltimore on Friday, Baltimore Police said.
