Portland, Oregon, Catholic school changes gay hiring policy after backlash
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A Catholic high school in Portland, Oregon, has reversed its policy on gay employees after receiving a public backlash for refusing to hire a woman because she is a lesbian, school officials said on Thursday.
Bison gores man working on California’s Catalina Island
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A bison gored a conservationist working on Southern California’s Catalina Island, puncturing his lung and leaving him to stagger hundreds of yards until he found hikers who called for help, the spokesman for an environmental gro…
Houston police officer shoots hospital patient during struggle
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Houston police officer working a second job as a hospital security guard shot and critically wounded on Thursday a patient who had been combative with staff and fought with security, a Houston police spokesman said.
Houston police officer shoots hospital patient during struggle
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Houston police officer working a second job as a hospital security guard shot and critically wounded on Thursday a patient who had been combative with staff and fought with security, a Houston police spokesman said.
Obama lauds New Orleans’ progress since Katrina, says more to be done
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday heralded the progress New Orleans has made rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina battered the area 10 years ago but said more needed to be done to overcome poverty and inequality.
Boeing wins $1.49 billion order for 13 P-8A aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co has won a contract worth $1.49 billion to build 13 more P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft, and buy titanium and other materials needed for work on 20 further planes in coming years, the Pentagon announced on Thursday….
Father of Virginia TV reporter slain on air vows to fight for gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The father of a Virginia journalist killed in an on-air shooting said on Thursday he would become a crusader for gun control, but analysts said there was little likelihood of legislation on the federal level any time soon, despit…
U.S. prosecutors join probe into New York inmate’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have joined an investigation into the death of a New York prison inmate who was involved in a confrontation with guards in April.
Planned Parenthood report says fetal tissue videos were distorted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood told U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday that manipulations and deletions used in the editing process of secretly recorded videos slamming the organization rendered the tapes unreliable for government inquir…
Connecticut political staffer gets year in prison for kickback scheme
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A former Connecticut legislative staffer was sentenced on Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison for using his role administering a state program intended to prevent political corruption to generate $117,000 in kickba…
