Political clash over U.S. history sparks Colorado school protests
JEFFERSON COUNTY Colo. (Reuters) – Sitting with friends by a skate park near a Colorado high school known more for an infamous shooting than conflict over curriculum, 17-year-old Charlotte Beierle said attempts to play down the darker parts of U.S. his…
U.S. Air Force seeks to apply satellite savings lessons to other programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force hopes to translate its recent successes in driving down the cost of huge satellite programs to a range of other weapons, including Lockheed Martin Corp’s C-130J transport plane, a top official told Reuters.
Four California teenagers arrested over chicken slaughter
(Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies have arrested four teenage boys suspected of slaughtering more than 900 chickens that were beaten to death by intruders at a poultry farm in central California, authorities said.
L.A. fashion district faces closer scrutiny in money laundering probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department will soon order heightened financial disclosure requirements for about 2,000 businesses in the Los Angeles fashion district, which is suspected of operating as a major money laundering hub for Mexica…
Don King liable for canceled title fight after boxer’s drug test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge found boxing promoter Don King liable for breach of contract over an April 25 World Boxing Association cruiserweight championship bout that was canceled after one of his fighters, challenger Guillermo Jones, failed a d…
U.S. government should copy tobacco growers’ child labor ban: HRW
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The ban by two leading U.S. tobacco growers’ groups on the use of child labor puts pressure on Washington to end the employment of children in hazardous and unhealthy work, a children’s rights activist said on Thur…
New claims cite illegal actions by Missouri police in race protest
(Reuters) – Four more people caught up in racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, that followed the police killing of a black teenager, have joined a lawsuit alleging illegal assaults and detentions by “rogue” police officers.
New York teen football player dies after collision
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 16-year-old New York high school football player died at a hospital after colliding with an opponent during a varsity game, school officials said on Thursday.
Driving hearing put off for suspect in Virginia student’s disappearance
(Reuters) – A court hearing on reckless driving charges against the suspect in the disappearance of a University of Virginia student was postponed on Thursday, the suspect’s attorney said.
Tesla factory near Reno is bet old Nevada will meet the new
RENO Nevada (Reuters) – Lance Gilman bounced his white GMC truck up a hill in the high desert country east of Reno, Nevada, and paused at the top to survey his property. Spread out below lay the 165-square-mile Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, about five …
