From joy to outrage, Florida’s Cuban-Americans greet new U.S. policy
MIAMI (Reuters) – Some Cuban exiles responded with outrage. Others with ecstasy.
New York bans fracking after health report
ALBANY, NY/NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state will ban hydraulic fracturing after a long-awaited report concluded that the oil and gas extraction method poses health risks, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration said on Wednesday.
Doubts cast on cause of death for suspect in Pennsylvania killings
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Iraq War veteran accused of killing his ex-wife and five of her family members in Pennsylvania did not die of self-inflicted stab wounds as had been previously reported, according to the county coroner overseeing the autops…
Florida judge grants a landmark same-sex divorce
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A south Florida judge on Wednesday granted what is believed to be the state’s first official same-sex divorce to a woman who entered into a civil union in Vermont, her attorney said.
U.S. aid agency chief Shah to step down in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Rajiv Shah, said on Wednesday he would step down in February after five years at the helm of the premier U.S. aid agency.
Marquette suspends professor for slamming instructor on gay rights
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee has been suspended after he publicly chastised a teaching assistant on his blog for discouraging a discussion in her classroom regarding gay rights, the school said on Wednesday.
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…
