Maryland, sheriff settle deputy’s sex harassment suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Maryland sheriff’s deputy who alleged sexual harassment at work will get $250,000 under a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, the state and the sheriff’s office, the department said on Thursday.
Body of ‘American Sniper’ Kyle surrounded by weapons, Ranger testifies
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – The former Navy SEAL whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the hit movie “American Sniper” was found dead at a rural Texas shooting range, the only loaded weapon within reach a 1911-style semiautomatic pistol,…
Actor Pierce Brosnan’s Malibu home damaged in fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Pierce Brosnan’s Southern California home was damaged in a fire but no one was injured, officials said on Thursday.
Softer, less strident outreach may help calm U.S. vaccine skeptics
ASHLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – When Melissa Orion’s unvaccinated baby contracted whooping cough, she was grateful for modern medicine – its emergency rooms and even its antibiotics.
Texas winning ticket in $564 mln Powerball bought at food mart
DALLAS (Reuters) – A food mart in a small city north of Dallas, Texas, was one of three places where winning tickets were sold in the estimated $564.1 million U.S. Powerball lottery, officials said on Thursday.
Kidde recalls fire extinguishers over discharge failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Company Inc is recalling almost 5 million plastic valve disposable fire extinguishers because they fail to discharge fully, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
Lawsuits say Harvard, MIT webcasts leave out deaf Americans
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – An advocacy group for the deaf on Thursday sued Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, saying the elite schools had violated laws by posting online video and audio recordings for public use that l…
FBI director calls for national conversation on race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey on Thursday called for a conversation about race in the United States that extends beyond law enforcement.
Emaciated sea lion pup rescued from side of San Francisco highway
(Reuters) – Wildlife officials in California were nursing an emaciated sea lion pup back to health on Thursday, a day after it was found beside a busy highway in San Francisco more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) from the ocean.
Fugitive treasurer hunter to be extradited from Florida to Ohio
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – After evading authorities for years, a treasure hunter was ordered on Thursday to return to Ohio to face charges of cheating investors out of a fortune in gold recovered from a 19th century shipwreck, federal court records show….
