Iowa House passes bill requiring ultrasound before abortion
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – The Republican-led Iowa House voted on Thursday to require doctors to perform an ultrasound on any woman seeking an abortion and let her see the image and hear the fetus’ heartbeat.
Utah governor signs compromise Utah anti-discrimination bill
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed into law on Thursday a bill barring discrimination in the workplace or housing on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, while guaranteeing protection of religious freedom.
Obama says doesn’t text, tweet, or have a smart phone that records
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – President Barack Obama doesn’t send text messages, rarely composes his own tweets, and isn’t allowed to have a smart phone that contains a recording device, he said on Thursday.
Transit police shoot man dead in Washington, D.C., subway tunnel
(Reuters) – Transit police in Washington, D.C., fatally shot a man they encountered in a subway tunnel without authorization on Thursday, officials said.
Union says tentative deal reached to end U.S. refinery strike
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The United Steelworkers union and oil companies have reached a tentative deal to end the largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years, the labor group and people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday.
Ex-Marine freed from Mexico jail accused of drunk driving in Georgia
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A former U.S. Marine jailed in Mexico last year on weapons charges but freed seven months later so he could seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder has been arrested in Georgia on suspicion of drunken driving and other t…
Obama: no excuse for criminal acts in Ferguson, Missouri
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday there was no excuse for criminal acts at public protests against racially biased law enforcement practices in Ferguson, Missouri.
U.S. Army helicopter crash off Florida kills 11; most bodies recovered
(Reuters) – Search teams found the wreckage of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed off Florida’s Gulf Coast and have recovered the bodies of most of the seven Marines and four soldiers on board, authorities and local media said on Thursday.
Obama disappointed by latest Secret Service incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Secret Service agents are under investigation after driving a government vehicle through an area where their colleagues were investigating a suspicious package, a law enforcement official said on Thursday.
Seattle school bus hit by air gun first mistaken for bullets
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A school bus arriving outside a Seattle elementary school on Thursday was struck by rounds fired by a BB gun initially mistaken for gunfire, prompting a lockdown of the school and a search for suspects, but no one was hurt, city pol…
