U.S. auto union, Ford avert strike at pickup factory
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Co. said they have averted a strike at a factory in Kansas City, Mo. that builds the company’s best-selling F-150 pickup trucks.
Pope Francis met with gay couple in U.S. visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pope Francis met with a gay couple at the Vatican Embassy in Washington during the pontiff’s visit to the United States last week in a quiet gesture to the gay and lesbian community.
Obama to look for new gun measures, says ‘talk’ is main tool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday that he has asked his team to look for new ways to enforce existing regulations to keep guns away from criminals in the wake of the mass shooting in Oregon.
Arizona sheriff denies investigating racial profiling case judge
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona’s controversial lawman, Joe Arpaio, took the witness stand on Friday during his civil contempt hearing and denied that his office used a confidential informant to investigate the judge presiding over his racial profiling cas…
Firefighters union abandons plans to endorse Clinton for president: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Association of Fire Fighters, a politically powerful labor union, has abandoned its initial plans to endorse Democrat Hillary Clinton for U.S. president, the New York Times reported on Friday.
U.S. judge orders Arkansas to pay Planned Parenthood in narrow ruling
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A U.S. district judge on Friday ordered Arkansas to continue payments to Planned Parenthood for its treatment of three women who challenged Governor Asa Hutchinson’s directive cutting off Medicaid reimbursements to the organization.
Obama to look for new gun measures, says ‘talk’ is main tool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday that he has asked his team to look for new ways to enforce existing regulations to keep guns away from criminals in the wake of the mass shooting in Oregon.
Oregon gunman may have killed more if not for hero student
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – The gunman who went on a deadly rampage at an Oregon college was heavily armed and equipped with extra ammunition, authorities said on Friday, and he might have killed more people were it not for the heroism of a military vet…
‘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.
