Thomas Menino, Boston’s longest-serving mayor, dies at 71: spokesman
BOSTON (Reuters) – Thomas Menino, the longest-serving mayor in Boston history who led the city after the 2013 marathon bombing, died on Thursday at age 71 from cancer, his family said in a statement.
American detained in North Korea gets job back with Ohio city
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio man detained in North Korea for nearly half a year got his job back with a city agency, but on condition he not travel again to a country where he could be easily detained, his attorney said on Thursday.
Illinois releases prisoner, bringing wrongful conviction full circle
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A celebrated Illinois wrongful conviction case went full circle on Thursday when authorities freed a man sentenced for a 1982 double murder and said they believe another man exonerated 15 years ago is probably the murderer after all…
Arizona school board votes to remove pages from biology textbook
(Reuters) – An Arizona school board has voted to remove information about contraception methods from a biology textbook after a conservative majority decided it fell afoul of a state law that says materials should give a preference to childbirth or ado…
National Guard heads to Hawaii town threatened by river of lava
PAHOA Hawaii (Reuters) – A contingent of National Guard troops was dispatched to a Hawaii town on Thursday to provide security to the Big Island community threatened by a river of molten lava that is slowly creeping toward the town’s main road, an emer…
Woman seen harassed on NYC streets in video gets rape threats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman featured in a video in which she is harassed more than 100 times on New York City’s streets said on Thursday that she has received dozens of rape threats after the clip was posted on the Internet and watched widely.
Oregon woman visits Grand Canyon ahead of planned assisted suicide
(Reuters) – A 29-year-old Oregon woman with terminal brain cancer has ticked off the Grand Canyon from her bucket list and said in a video released this week that she might end her life through assisted suicide in a couple of days.
Watchdog faults U.S. grenade-trafficking probe tied to Fast and Furious
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Units of the U.S. Department of Justice “seriously” botched an investigation into a suspected trafficker of grenade parts and failed to adequately consider the public safety risk posed by letting the suspect walk free, a watchdog…
U.S. education department gets stricter with for-profit colleges
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education will introduce new regulations next year in its latest attempt to improve the job prospects of those graduating from for-profit colleges and universities.
Insurers have big plans for 2015 Obamacare enrollment
(Reuters) – U.S. insurers planning to sell 2015 Obamacare health plans expect at least 20 percent growth in customers and in some states anticipate more than doubling sign-ups.
