In Iowa for Faith & Freedom, Republican contenders face tricky balance
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – When the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition plays host to nine Republican White House hopefuls this weekend, the conservative Christian group will simply be pursuing its stated mission to “take back our state and country.”
Ex-NFL player, husband of Hope Solo, pleads to California drunken driving charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former National Football League player Jerramy Stevens, the husband of U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, pleaded no contest on Thursday to drunken driving charges stemming from his arrest near Los Angeles, prosecutors sa…
Colorado mom gave pot brownie to son who jumped from window: police
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman has been arrested for giving a marijuana-laced brownie to her teenage son who ate the confection and suffered serious injuries when he later jumped out of a third-story apartment window, police said on Thursday.
U.S. strike inadvertently killed U.S., Italian hostages; Obama apologizes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border inadvertently killed an American and an Italian who had been held hostage for years by the group, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
New Jersey taps former bankruptcy judge to mediate Atlantic City talks
(Reuters) – New Jersey has appointed Donald Steckroth to negotiate talks between Atlantic City and the groups involved in its restructuring process, the former bankruptcy judge said on Thursday.
Oregon mine that summoned armed guards in land dispute files appeal
MEDFORD, Ore. (Reuters) – The owners of an Oregon gold mine who called in armed activists to protect their claim amid a bitter land use dispute with the U.S. government have appealed a federal stop-work order, a mine co-owner said on Thursday.
Columbia sued by student accused of rape by mattress-toting undergrad
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Columbia University student who officials cleared of rape allegations has filed a lawsuit claiming the school allowed his accuser to harass and defame him by permitting her to carry a mattress on her back on its New York campus a…
Oregon mine that summoned armed guards in land dispute files appeal
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The owners of an Oregon gold mine who called in armed activists to protect their claim amid a bitter land use dispute with the U.S. government have appealed a federal stop-work order, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu in poultry
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. It followed Wisconsin’s action on Monday.
Two Dallas police officers cleared of wrongdoing in fatal shooting
DALLAS (Reuters) – Two Dallas police officers who shot and killed a mentally ill man holding a screwdriver last year will not be indicted, a grand jury decided on Thursday.
