Sharpton adapts adversarial style to de Blasio’s New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It was not the first time the Reverend Al Sharpton made his way to City Hall in a fiery mood to scold a mayor about New York City police officers killing an unarmed black man.
U.S. aid workers who survived Ebola leave Atlanta hospital
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Appearing thin but smiling, a Texas doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said on Thursday he was “thrilled to be alive” as doctors declared him virus-free and safe f…
Washington state motorists stranded after floods, mudslides
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Heavy rainfall in a wildfire-charred area of North Central Washington state triggered flash flooding and mudslides that stranded motorists and closed highways, a forecaster said on Friday.
Friend of Boston bomb suspect may get seven-year term in plea deal
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of hindering the investigation into the blasts in a deal with prosecutors that calls for a prison sentence of up to seven years.
It’s ‘bone-appétit’ for California pooches under new law
(Reuters) – California diners can now legally enjoy a meal on a restaurant patio with their dogs in tow, under a law signed Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown that eliminates health code regulations banning restaurant owners from allowing pooches on the …
Slain journalist’s employer publishes email to family from Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The online news publication that employed slain U.S. journalist James Foley has published the full text of the email to his family from his Islamist militant captors in which they said they would execute him in retaliation for U….
In case of slain journalist, negotiations, silence, then a chilling warning
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – After months of silence from the captors of American journalist James Foley, on the night of Aug. 13, his family received a chilling message: Foley would be executed in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on the militant group …
Federal judge strikes down Florida’s gay marriage ban, stays ruling
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A federal judge in north Florida on Thursday struck down the state’s gay marriage ban as unconstitutional, but stayed the ruling, leaving same-sex couples still unable to marry in the state.
Alabama band teacher accused of bondage-style sex with students
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) – A popular former Alabama high school band teacher suspected of forcing at least eight underage female students into bondage-style sex over a three-year period was arrested in Georgia, authorities said Thursday.
Oregon teenager pleads guilty, sentenced in swastika attack
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon teenager pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday for taking part in an attack on a friend who was beaten, forced to eat cat feces and had a swastika carved into his forehead, prosecutors sa…
