Under pressure from the right, House Speaker Boehner quits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will leave Congress at the end of October after struggling with repeated rebellions by conservatives during a tumultuous five-year reign as the chamber’s top Republican.
Students killed in Seattle bus crash were from four countries
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Four college students killed in the crash of their charter bus and an amphibious tour bus on a Seattle bridge were from Austria, China, Indonesia and Japan, their school said on Friday.
Texas man sentenced to 10 years for trying to aid al Shabaab militants
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years probation on charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to foreign terrorists, U.S. prosecutors said.
Exclusive: Joe Biden backers hiring staff in more states in hopes of 2016 run
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of Joe Biden supporters trying to build momentum for a White House run by the vice president is hiring paid staff in about a dozen crucial primary states.
Former Rikers correction officer charged after inmate’s seizure death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York City prison guard was indicted on Friday on charges that he lied about taking action while a Rikers Island inmate convulsed in a fatal seizure, marking the latest in a string of arrests of city correctional office…
Teacher who hid students during Newtown shooting writes book
NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – The Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher who saved 15 first-grade students during one of America’s worst mass shootings has written a book about the experience, hoping it will inspire readers to stay positive through life’s w…
Kentucky clerk in gay marriage dispute switches to Republican Party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented the…
Philadelphia hopes for economic windfall from pope’s visit
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Philadelphia leaders are anticipating an economic boost from the up to 1.5 million visitors expected for Pope Francis’ visit this weekend, but skeptics say hopes for a big windfall are overblown.
Abortion rights group seek to halt Oklahoma law that targets clinics
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s Center for Reproductive Rights on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to stop a law the group’s lawyers say unfairly targets physicians and medical facilities that provide abortions.
Illinois budget ills threaten state armored car, garbage pickups
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The newest casualties of Illinois’ long-running budget impasse could be garbage pickup at the state Capitol, lights in state offices and armored truck service that moves large cash shipments out of drivers license facilities, Secretary of State Jesse White warned on Friday.
