U.S. capital panel OKs controversial Eisenhower Memorial design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The design for the long-delayed Eisenhower Memorial by famed architect Frank Gehry received final approval from a Washington planning commission on Thursday, though disputes over costs may keep the $142 million work from ever bei…
South Carolina governor signs bill to remove Confederate flag
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed legislation on Thursday to permanently remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds, following an emotional debate spurred by the massacre of nine black churchgo…
Teen dies from rare brain infection after swimming in Minnesota lake
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A 14-year-old boy died on Thursday from a rare brain infection state health officials believe he contracted while swimming in a lake in central Minnesota, his family said.
Rhode Island prosecutor links classified website to crimes against women
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – With two suspects in custody charged with killing women they allegedly met through Backpage.com, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is calling on Congress to shut down the adult services page of the classified ad…
U.S. to halt legal steps vs Corinthian student loan defaults
(Reuters) – The U.S. government has agreed to take no near-term legal action against 40,000 former students of the bankrupt Corinthian Colleges Inc who have defaulted on federal loans, according to a lawyer representing students.
FBI says it thwarted Islamic State-inspired July 4 attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities foiled attacks planned around the Fourth of July, arresting more than 10 people in the month before the holiday who were inspired by Islamic State online recruitment, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday.
Utah pediatrician sent to prison for murdering ex-wife
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah doctor has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for murdering his ex-wife in 2011 even as he continued to claim in court that he was not the killer.
Pennsylvania man sent to prison in rape plot to conceive child
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man convicted of raping his wife’s teenage daughter in an effort to conceive a baby the couple could raise as their own was sentenced on Thursday to up to 27 years in prison, a prosecutor said.
Residents in soggy Seattle rebel against the sun
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s mayor is losing sleep over the unusually hot, dry weather that is causing a run on air conditioners and fans in the famously rainy city.
U.S. universities seek to delay lawsuits over Asian-American admissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) moved this week to delay lawsuits by a conservative group alleging that the schools unfairly limit the number of Asian-American students admitted.
