Slain Michigan teenager had swollen hands from pounding on door: witness
DETROIT (Reuters) – An independent medical examiner testified on Thursday that a black teenager’s hands were swollen from pounding on the door of a white suburban Detroit man’s home, which could support the man’s claim that he thought the teenager was …
Health worsens for two U.S. aid workers infected with Ebola
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The health conditions of a U.S. physician and a missionary who contracted Ebola while helping fight an outbreak of the disease that has claimed more than 700 lives in West Africa have worsened, two relief organizations sa…
Southwest Airlines, SeaWorld to end marketing partnership
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines and SeaWorld said on Thursday they are ending a longtime marketing partnership, as the airline faces pressure from animal rights groups critical of the marine life conditions at its popular tourist attractions….
Man on FBI ‘most wanted’ list arrested in Mexico, sent to Louisiana
(Reuters) – A man on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list suspected of raping and murdering a woman in her mobile home in 2008 was captured in Mexico and sent earlier this week to Louisiana to face prosecution, an FBI spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Millions of jellyfish-like creatures wash up on western U.S. beaches
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Millions of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on beaches along the U.S. West Coast over the past month, giving the shoreline a purple gleam and, at times, an unpleasant odor, ocean experts said on Thursday.
Oklahoma lawmakers in showdown with college leaders over guns on campus
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Two Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing to have college students and faculty carrying firearms, a move they said would enhance safety on campuses but university presidents said is an unnecessary plan that could cause chaos.
Federal mediator joins New York’s Met Opera labor talks as lockout looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The unions representing the orchestra and chorus of New York’s Metropolitan Opera agreed to have a federal mediator join negotiations with management on Thursday in the final hours before a deadline for a threatened lockout.
Executive: ‘Didn’t want anyone to know’ of gifts to former Virginia governor
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The businessman who, federal prosecutors say, gave gifts and loans to former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife said Thursday he kept the largesse secret because he knew he was giving bribes to help his diet-supple…
California state lawmaker pleads not guilty to racketeering charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California State Senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges on Thursday after federal investigators expanded existing conspiracy charges against the Democratic lawmaker last week. 
Ex-NYPD officer sues for $175 million over ‘rape cop’ label
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York City police officer cleared of charges of raping a drunken fashion executive in her Manhattan apartment but jailed for misconduct over the incident is suing his accuser and the city for $175 million, his attorney …
