Fed’s Kocherlakota to take Univ. of Rochester job from Jan 2016
(Reuters) – Narayana Kocherlakota, the Federal Reserve’s most dovish policymaker, will take a job as a professor of economics at the University of Rochester starting Jan. 1, 2016, he said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. justices reject Maine challenge to Medicaid funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S Supreme Court on Monday rejected the state of Maine’s bid to revive its plan to trim some young people from its Medicaid rolls.
Alaska moose, protective of her calves, injures campers
JUNEAU (Reuters) – A protective female moose with two young calves has injured at least three campers, one of them severely, within a 10-day span at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, park officials said.
Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool party
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Dallas-area policeman has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced in social media that showed him throwing a bathing-suit clad girl to the ground and drawing a gun on another at a pool party disturbance, o…
Michigan boy, 15, completes 57-mile walk with brother on his back
DETROIT (Reuters) – A 15-year-old Michigan boy on Sunday completed a three-day, 57-mile walk across the state, carrying his younger brother on his back, as part of a campaign to raise awareness for Cerebral Palsy.
U.S. air traffic control system to mimic Canada’s system, A4A says
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. air traffic control system is likely to be restructured to resemble Canada’s system, and the change could happen quickly, the head of the U.S. airline trade group said on Sunday.
Murderers who escaped from New York prison may have had help
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two convicted murderers who used power tools to break out of a maximum security New York prison may have had help, and they left a taunting note for their jailors to “Have a nice day,” authorities said on Sunday.
Yale beats Harvard in 150th regatta for first victory since 2007
(Reuters) – Yale’s heavyweight crew defeated Harvard on Sunday in the 150th running of the their regatta on the Thames River in Connecticut, giving the Bulldogs their first victory in the storied race since 2007.
Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool party
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Dallas-area policeman has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced in social media that showed him throwing a bathing-suit clad girl to the ground and drawing a gun on another at a pool party disturbance, o…
Woman struck by baseball bat at Red Sox game in serious condition
(Reuters) – A woman who was struck in the head by a shattered baseball bat at a Red Sox game in Fenway Park on Friday remains in a serious condition at a Boston hospital, her family said on Sunday.
