U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially bruising Senate fight to confirm a successor who can tackle a long list of pending challenges at the Justice Department.
Third U.S. Ebola survivor says may return to Liberia
BOSTON (Reuters) – The third U.S. patient to be treated in the United States for Ebola, which he contracted while working in Liberia, said on Friday that he would like to return to Africa to continue to fight the outbreak.
U.S. tells citizens to leave Yemen, reduces embassy staff
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States told its citizens in Yemen to leave and said it was reducing the number of U.S. government staff there due to political unrest and fears of a possible military escalation.
Owners of Connecticut’s ‘Mystic Pizza’ fined over unpaid wages
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – The Connecticut restaurant that was the setting of the 1988 movie “Mystic Pizza,” which helped launched Julia Roberts’ career, has been cited by state labor authorities who found it owed employees $105,000 in back pay and unpa…
Montana ex-teacher to be re-sentenced in rape case after outcry
(Reuters) – An ex-teacher from Montana is to be re-sentenced on Friday for raping a 14-year-old student, after a court earlier jailed him for only one month in a judgment that outraged women’s rights activists.
Former U.S. official indicted over lavish Las Vegas conference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted a former official who headed the federal General Services Administration unit that came under fire for holding a lavish Las Vegas conference in 2010.
Los Angeles schools knew of complaints against former teacher: LA Times
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Unified School District knew of complaints made against a former teacher some 30 years before he was convicted of taking bondage-style photographs of his young students, some with spoonfuls of semen held to their faces, the …
Money talks: Obamacare initiative makes headway in Republican states
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s plan to extend health coverage to millions of poor Americans remains highly contentious, yet it is gaining momentum among several initially reluctant states where financial pragmatism is trumping ideology.
Rookies Reed, Spieth put U.S. on top at Ryder Cup
GLENEAGLES Scotland (Reuters) – United States, inspired by a brilliant display from rookie duo Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, led by 2-1/2 points to 1-1/2 after a topsy-turvy opening fourballs session in the 40th Ryder Cup on Friday.
Texas meat packer recalls beef products for possible E.coli
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Texas meat processing plant has recalled 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings products for possible contamination with the E.coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late T…
