Wal-Mart support of gay rights turns on business
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc has emerged as an unlikely voice for gay rights after the Arkansas governor heeded his call on Wednesday to reject a much-criticized bill.
One killed, three injured in Dallas-area construction accident
DALLAS (Reuters) – One worker was killed and three others critically injured on Thursday when a steel frame collapsed during construction of an athletic center at a Dallas-area high school, school officials said.
Boston bombing prosecutors ask judge to explain conspiracy to jury
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to instruct the jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial that defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev need not have known all the details of the plot to be guilty.
U.S. DOJ announces settlement with online course provider edX
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced a settlement with online course provider edX Inc over allegations its platform was not accessible to would-be students who were blind, deaf or had other physical disabilities.
One killed, 11 injured in Los Angeles hotel blaze: officials
(Reuters) – One man died in a fire at a small Los Angeles hotel on Thursday and 11 other people, including one child, were injured, the city’s fire department said.
Univ. of Maryland says ‘hateful’ email didn’t break school policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The University of Maryland’s president is calling a sexist and racist email by a member of a campus fraternity reprehensible but says it did not violate school policy and is protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment ri…
Patient tests negative for Ebola at Colorado hospital: officials
(Reuters) – A patient who was being evaluated for possible Ebola at a Colorado hospital has tested negative for the virus, the state’s health department said on Thursday.
Eleven children hospitalized in Connecticut school bus crash
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Eleven children ages 7 to 9 were hospitalized with minor injuries on Thursday after a school bus struck a parked car outside Hartford, Connecticut, an ambulance company said.
Airbnb opens rental listings for U.S. travelers to Cuba
(Reuters) – Online home-rental marketplace Airbnb Inc now offers properties in Cuba, the company said on Thursday, hoping to capitalize on an expected travel boost after the United States began normalizing relations with the Communist-run nation.
McDonald’s raising average worker wage to about $10 an hour
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp plans to raise the average pay of about 90,000 U.S. workers to around $10 an hour, but the increase will not benefit workers at the vast majority of the restaurants, because they are operated by franchisees, who …
