Professor who lost job over Gaza tweets rebuffed by Illinois university trustees
(Reuters) – University of Illinois trustees voted overwhelmingly on Thursday not to reinstate Steven Salaita, whose Twitter postings about Israel caused him to lose a promised faculty job, sparking debate about academic freedom and the use of social me…
Dozens of children at N.J. day care center accidentally drink bleach
(Reuters) – Twenty-eight preschoolers and two adults mistakenly drank bleach at snack time at a New Jersey day care center on Thursday and were taken to a hospital after some complained their stomachs were burning.
Catholic League quits New York City’s St. Patrick parade after gay decision
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A conservative Roman Catholic group severed its 20-year ties with the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Thursday, a week after event organizers took the unprecedented step of allowing a gay group to march under its own bann…
South Carolina father accused of killing kids was investigated for abuse
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina child protection workers visited the family of a man accused of killing his five children at least a dozen times since 2011 in response to reports of abuse and neglect, state records released on Thursday show….
FBI investigates possible attempt to bomb office of congressman
KANSAS CITY Mo (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating a possible attempt to bomb the office of a Missouri congressman early Thursday morning, when a window was broken and devices resembling Molotov cocktails hurled at the building, an official said.
Detroit man faces January trial in eight-year-old’s shooting death
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit man accused of killing an 8-year-old boy while he slept in a revenge shooting will stand trial in January, a judge ordered on Thursday.
Indiana university lifts campus lockdown
LOUISVILLE Ky. (Reuters) – Indiana University Southeast lifted a brief campus lockdown on Thursday, after what was thought to be a man with a gun turned out to be someone with an umbrella.
Florida woman jailed for child neglect after drowning of toddler
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A young Florida mother was charged in connection with the Sept. 3 drowning death of her toddler, who had been hospitalized for a near-drowning several weeks earlier, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Obama leads U.S. in remembrance of September 11 victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Led by President Barack Obama, Americans commemorated the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Thursday by observing moments of silence for the thousands killed that day at New York City’s World Trade Center, the Pent…
More mediation ordered over potential Detroit bankruptcy deal
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered ongoing mediation in Detroit’s historic bankruptcy over a potential settlement between the city and one of its fiercest creditors, while adding holdout creditor Financial Guaranty Insurance Co to …
