Fatal shark attack reported off coast of Hawaiian island of Maui
(Reuters) – Officials in Hawaii are reporting a fatal shark attack off the island of Maui and are barring swimmers from the area’s shoreline.
U.S. lawmaker optimistic on fast track trade bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key U.S. lawmaker said on Thursday he is optimistic Congress will pass legislation key to a Pacific trade pact and said he is open to considering stronger rules against currency manipulation in a separate bill.
Starbucks opens first express store in New York City
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp on Thursday opened the first of five express stores planned for 2015 in New York City as it and other restaurant chains work to give service times a double shot of speed.
Boston bomber trial’s sentencing phase stalled by juror illness
BOSTON (Reuters) – Testimony was suspended on Thursday in the sentencing phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial due to a juror’s illness, a federal judge said.
Judge to reconsider stiffest prison terms in Atlanta test-cheating case
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A judge is expected on Thursday to reevaluate the prison terms for the three former Atlanta public school administrators who received the harshest punishments after being convicted in a test cheating scandal.
New York City comes out tops in youth survey
LONDON (Reuters) – New York has been ranked as the most popular city for young people aged 15 to 29 years old, scoring particularly high for its offerings of music, film and fashion, a survey released on Thursday said.
Americans don’t like big government – but like many programs: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative presidential candidates hitting the 2016 campaign trail are firing up crowds with calls to shrink the U.S. government, but a new poll shows that Republican voters who rally to that cry still want to maintain many fed…
Sanders says he’ll seek Democratic nomination for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a self-described socialist and one of the most outspoken liberals in Congress, will seek the 2016 Democratic nomination for president, he told U.S. media on Wednesday.
Marchers protest police violence in Baltimore, New York
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Denver on Wednesday, and a large demonstration in Baltimore ended peacefully two days after rioting over the death of a black man injured in police custody.
Kentucky federal judge who overturned state’s gay marriage ban dies
(Reuters) – U.S. District Court Judge John G. Heyburn, whose ruling last year striking down Kentucky’s same-sex marriage ban prompted an appeal heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this week, died on Wednesday, the court said. He was 66.
