Listeria fear spreads as Blue Bell closes Oklahoma ice cream plant
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. health officials have warned consumers against eating any products from a Blue Bell Creameries’ Oklahoma ice cream plant, which has temporarily closed because of possible Listeriosis contamination.
Mormons defend traditional marriage at annual conference
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) – Less than three weeks after Utah enacted the state’s first nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender residents, the Mormon Church on Saturday extolled the eternal value of marriage between a man and a woman….
New York City teen dies after falling from building to escape police
(Reuters) – A 17-year-old boy died on Saturday from injuries he sustained falling six stories from a New York City building rooftop as he tried to escape police investigating a report of teenagers smoking marijuana, law enforcement said.
Reality TV burnishes image of the neighborhood pawn shop
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – After centuries on the fringe of consumer finance, the neighborhood pawn shop is pushing its way toward the mainstream, thanks to the power of reality television and the long arm of government regulation.
University of South Carolina suspends student for racial slur
(Reuters) – The University of South Carolina has suspended a student for writing a racial slur on a study room whiteboard and will investigate the student for code of conduct violations, according to the school’s president.
Many Iranian expats in California have doubts about nuclear deal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Many members of the Los Angeles-area Iranian community, the largest in the United States, are skeptical about a preliminary nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, even though a pact could end decades of international isol…
Rolling Stone awaits review of debunked Virginia gang rape story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Columbia University review of a now-discredited Rolling Stone story about an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity is due out on Sunday, addressing the questions of journalistic ethics raised by the provocati…
Former drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd dies in car crash in Georgia
(Reuters) – Robert Burns Jr., a founding member and former drummer of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died in a car crash in Georgia, state officials said on Saturday. He was 64 years old.
Ferguson, Missouri, releases racist emails from former officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials in Ferguson, Missouri, have released the full content of racially charged and religiously insensitive emails, including about President Barack Obama, sent between the city’s former court clerk and two ex-police supervisors.
Oklahoma officer kills suspect after confusing gun with Taser: officials
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma reserve sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot and killed a man he was trying to arrest after mistaking his service weapon for a stun gun, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday.
