Johns Hopkins apologizes for emailing welcomes to rejected students
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) – Johns Hopkins University issued an apology on Wednesday after mistakenly sending hundreds of rejected applicants email messages welcoming them to the school.
Kentucky woman arrested for shoplifting at a ‘Shop with a Cop’ event
(Reuters) – A Kentucky woman was in jail on Wednesday after authorities caught her trying to shoplift merchandise while her son took part in a “Shop with a Cop” event.
Volunteer coach in Ohio rape case charged with violating probation
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – A volunteer football coach convicted of lying to authorities in connection with an Ohio rape case that drew national attention was ordered held without bail on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to four counts of violating…
Obama grants first commutations under new clemency program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eight Americans serving time for drug offenses will be allowed to leave prison ahead of schedule next year, making them the first inmates to earn reduced sentences through a broad clemency program announced by the Obama administr…
Third person arrested over Oregon school shooting that wounded four
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Police in Oregon have arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of involvement in a shooting incident outside a Portland high school last week that wounded four people, including three teenagers, authorities said on Wednesday. 
Oldest U.S. black college on verge of financial collapse
HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) – The nation’s oldest black college, Cheyney University, one of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-run universities, is on the verge of a financial meltdown that threatens its ability to continue operating, a state official said on Wed…
Obama reveals experiences with racism: magazine interview
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As national protests over the death of unarmed black men by white police officers pushed race relations to the top of the headlines, President Barack Obama revealed his own experiences of racism including being mistaken for a waite…
NY City council votes to ban sale of bunnies by pet shops
NEW YORK (Reuters) – What do bunny rabbits have in common with hyenas, wolverines and polar bears? The adorable little creatures are about to join a menagerie of wildlife prohibited for sale by New York City pet shops.
U.S. top court bars Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the state of Arizona from enforcing a policy that denies driver’s licenses to young immigrants granted legal status by President Barack Obama in 2012.
Jury finds former New York jail guard guilty in inmate death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former supervising guard at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex was found guilty on Wednesday of refusing to summon medical attention for a mentally ill inmate who died after swallowing corrosive detergent.
