Alabama woman dies after being doused in gasoline, set ablaze
(Reuters) – An Alabama woman whose former boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her on fire died early on Tuesday after two days in the hospital, authorities said.
Mother of slain Mexican teen sues U.S. Border Patrol agents
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Lawyers for the mother of a Mexican teenager fatally shot by U.S. border police filed a U.S. federal civil rights lawsuit on Tuesday, calling the killing “brazen and lawless” and the latest example of agents using excessive force.
U.S. House Speaker Boehner dismisses talk of impeaching Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans have no plans to begin impeachment proceedings against President Barack Obama, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner declared on Tuesday, putting the blame on Democrats for stirring up pre-midterm election ten…
U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiator ‘concerned’ about detention of journalists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. negotiator in nuclear talks with Iran said on Tuesday the United States is concerned about the recent detention of four journalists, three of them Americans, and called on Tehran to free them.
Temple University scraps SAT requirement for new students
(Reuters) – Philadelphia’s Temple University said on Tuesday it will no longer require prospective students to submit a standardized test score when they apply, joining a small but growing group of schools that believe there are other ways to gauge tal…
NCAA agrees to settle head injury suit for $70 million
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The NCAA has agreed to settle a head injury lawsuit by providing $70 million for concussion testing and diagnosis of current and former student athletes in a move expected to change the way such injuries are handled at colleges nati…
U.S. consumer confidence jumps in July
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence jumped in July to a monthly high not seen since October 2007, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.
Sex website seizure spurs San Francisco bid to decriminalize prostitution
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The head of San Francisco’s Erotic Service Providers Union has been a sex worker for 24 years — and “I hope to be doing it for another 24,” says Maxine Doogan.
Judge gives go-ahead for $2 billion sale of NBA’s Clippers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The estranged wife of Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling can proceed with the record $2 billion sale of the NBA team despite her husband’s objections, a judge ruled on Monday, in a likely coda to a case of lingering r…
Rare tornado slams Boston area, knocks out power
BOSTON (Reuters) – Officials and residents in the Boston-area city of Revere were picking up the pieces early on Tuesday after it was raked by a rare tornado that knocked out power and damaged homes and buildings.
