‘Friendship Nine’ to be cleared of civil rights sit-in crimes
ROCK HILL, S.C. (Reuters) – Fifty-four years after nine young black men became the first U.S. civil rights protesters to serve jail time for sitting at an all-white lunch counter, surviving members of the group will return to a South Carolina courtroom…
Bill Cosby thanks Denver fans as protesters chant ‘shame!’
DENVER (Reuters) – Bill Cosby thanked hundreds of fans who turned out for shows in Denver on Saturday as a small gathering of protesters outside the theater denounced the comedian, who has been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen women in th…
Tentative deal averts strike at New York City’s largest produce market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Workers at New York City’s largest wholesale produce market said on Saturday they had reached a tentative contract agreement, putting off a strike that could have disrupted produce supplies to thousands of restaurants.
Arrest of U.S. FAA inspector prompts new security rules, training
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday suspended a program that allows its inspectors to skip security checkpoints on the job after one of them was arrested with a firearm in his carry-on bag, according to officials and media …
New Jersey mother charged with burning newborn to death
(Reuters) – A New Jersey woman was charged on Saturday with killing her newborn baby by setting her on fire and leaving her burning in the middle of a roadway, law enforcement said.
Donations pour in for Phoenix newborn quadruplets after mom dies
(Reuters) – Thousands of dollars of donations have poured in from around the world to help pay for the care for newborn quadruplets of a Phoenix mother who died after giving birth to them, a fundraising website set up in the woman’s name announced on S…
Cuomo wants statewide ‘affirmative consent’ campus sex assault bill
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that he would push for legislation requiring both public and private universities in the state to enact a uniform sexual assault policy requiring “affirmative consent” in their definitions of …
Authorities hunt Kentucky teen couple suspected of multi-state crime spree
(Reuters) – Teenage sweethearts from Kentucky who ran away from home two weeks ago are suspected of carrying out a multi-state crime spree, stealing several vehicles and cashing stolen checks, a law enforcement official said on Saturday.
Husband injures wife, kills man, self in Florida mall
MELBOURNE, Fla. (Reuters) – A man armed with “several pockets full of ammunition” opened fire at a Florida shopping mall on Saturday, injuring his wife and killing another man before fatally shooting himself, police said.
CBS suspends sports analyst Greg Anthony after his arrest
(Reuters) – CBS Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony has been suspended indefinitely by the network, a CBS spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after he was arrested in Washington, D.C., on a charge of soliciting prostitution.
