Supreme Court tackles hot social issues as 2016 election looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are set to wade into contentious social matters in their new term beginning on Monday including affirmative action, union powers and voting rights, and could add major cases involving a…
New York gas blast and fire kill one, injure three
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gas explosion and fire that ripped off the facade of a three-story building in New York on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three, might have been caused by a tenant moving out a stove, fire officials said.
Mormon Church appoints three men to its governing body
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Three men were named to a governing body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, as the church ended its biggest leadership void in over a century by taking the rare step of filling three seats at once…
Gunman in Oregon college massacre committed suicide
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – The gunman who killed his English professor and eight others at an Oregon community college committed suicide after a shootout with police who were on the scene within five minutes and exchanged fire with him almost immediate…
New York building blast and fire kills one, injures three
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One person was killed and three more were injured in a gas explosion and fire that ripped the facade off of a three-story building in New York on Saturday, fire officials said.
Hurricane Joaquin threatens Bermuda, U.S. hit by separate storms
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Joaquin headed toward Bermuda on Saturday after hammering the Bahamas and leaving a cargo ship with 33 mostly American crew members missing in its wake.
More than 20 injured in roof collapse at North Carolina school
(Reuters) – More than 20 people were injured during a band competition at a high school in North Carolina on Saturday, after a large vehicle backed into a concrete canopy causing it to collapse onto students, emergency officials said in a statement.
Clinton gets endorsement of largest U.S. labor union
(Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has been vying with challenger Bernie Sanders for the support of organized labor, scored a win on Saturday with an endorsement from the National Education Association, a huge te…
Obama declares state of emergency in South Carolina over flooding: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday declared a state of emergency in South Carolina after severe storms caused widespread flooding, the White House said in a statement.
Barred anti-abortion activist pledges return to Australia
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. anti-abortion activist Troy Newman, forced to leave Australia because his visa was canceled, arrived back in the United States on Saturday and vowed to make the trip again within a year.
