California reviews fracking water disposal amid contamination concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California on Friday said it would review wells where oil drilling waste water from the process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is disposed to ensure they are not contaminating drinking water.
Obama to sign order Monday barring federal discrimination against gays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, the White House said on Friday.
NYC doctor convicted of manslaughter for illegal prescriptions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City pain management doctor was convicted on Friday of manslaughter and other charges for selling narcotics prescriptions to 20 patients, including two who fatally overdosed.
Parents of former POW Bergdahl strained by his silence: friend
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – Freed war prisoner Bowe Bergdahl has not yet reached out to his parents who campaigned hard for his freedom and who hold out hope he will eventually contact them once fully recovered from trauma inflicted by his Taliban captors…
Philadelphia mosque leaders try to cut off man’s hand -police
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Two men described as leaders of a Philadelphia mosque were accused of trying to cut off the hand of a suspected thief, whose wrist was sliced so deeply it required hospital treatment, police said on Friday.
Obama to meet Central America leaders, migrant numbers fall: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador next week to discuss cooperation on the influx of child migrants from Central America into the United States, senior administration official…
Court orders Denver to stop issuing gay marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s Supreme Court ordered the Denver County clerk on Friday to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples pending the resolution of an appeal by the state’s attorney general.
New York mayor delays Italy trip by a day after backlash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will delay a 10-day trip to Italy by a day after a wave of criticism over taking the longest holiday outside the city by a mayor in over a decade.
Accused Nazi camp guard tells U.S. court his service was involuntary
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An 89-year-old man wanted in Germany for working as a concentration camp guard during World War Two said in court filings on Friday that he should not be deported because his service in the Waffen SS was involuntary.
NYC doctor convicted of manslaughter for illegal prescriptions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City pain management doctor was convicted on Friday of manslaughter and other charges for selling narcotics prescriptions to 20 patients, including two who fatally overdosed.
