Kentucky firefighter dies after ice bucket challenge accident
LOUISVILLE KY. (Reuters) – A Kentucky firefighter who was severely injured a month ago while helping college students take part in an “ice-bucket” fundraiser died on Saturday from his injuries, authorities said.
Organizers say Los Angeles rejects giant street waterslide plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Authorities in Los Angeles have rejected a plan to set up a water slide down a city street that drew criticism from conservationists in the drought-hit state, organizers said.
U.S. immigration protesters drop U.S. border blockade plan
DALLAS (Reuters) – A plan by U.S. protesters against illegal immigration to block traffic at more than a dozen border crossings in the southwest on Saturday was canceled after organizers said they received online threats from Mexican drug cartels.
Pope names moderate as Chicago archbishop, key role in U.S. Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in his first major appointment in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States, on Saturday named Bishop Blase Cupich as the new archbishop of Chicago.
Secret Service investigates after man jumps White House fence, reaches doors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man jumped over the White House fence and made it to the front doors of the executive mansion before being apprehended on Friday, sparking an evacuation within the complex shortly after President Barack Obama departed for the w…
Kentucky preservation society cracking century old bourbons
LOUISVILLE Ky. (Reuters) – A Louisville preservation society will raise a glass in December to toast the end of the Prohibition Era, but not with just any ordinary drink.
California governor rejects bills to help men change diapers
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday vetoed two bills that aimed to make baby diaper changing tables in public restrooms as accessible to men as they are to women.
Missing Texas deputy found dead in Lake Austin
(Reuters) – The search for a missing Texas sheriff deputy who was swept away during heavy rains in Austin earlier this week concluded on Friday when police discovered her body in a nearby lake, officials said.
Exclusive: Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession
BOSTON (Reuters) – The failed Scottish vote to pull out from the United Kingdom stirred secessionist hopes for some in the United States, where almost a quarter of people are open to their states leaving the union, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Goodell tackles NFL domestic abuse crisis with vow to reform
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A chastened NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday that the league’s poor response to its domestic violence crisis will prompt an overhaul of how it deals with player behavior and punishment in America’s most popular sports …
