Cornell Brooks, lawyer and activist, named new head of NAACP
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cornell William Brooks, a lawyer and civil rights activist, has been named president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the U.S. civil-rights group announced on Saturday.
Woman hurt in elevator shaft fall at Boston’s Fenway Park
(Reuters) – A 22-year-old woman attending a baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park was injured on Friday night when elevator doors opened unexpectedly and she fell two floors down an empty shaft, officials said.
Attorney general says racial equality threatened in subtle ways
(Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder said on Saturday while public utterances of bigotry are roundly condemned in the United States racial discrimination persists in more subtle ways.
Exclusive: Obama allies revive push for Obamacare CEO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of healthcare experts close to the White House is urging the Obama administration to appoint a new chief executive officer to oversee Obamacare’s online health insurance exchanges and safeguard the next open enrollment pe…
Lockheed machinists on strike at Mississippi space center
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp on Friday said it was disappointed that just over 100 union-represented workers at a Mississippi space center had decided to go on strike after rejecting the company’s contract offer. The company said it hope…
Ex-California fire chief arrested in girlfriend’s murder
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A former California state fire chief suspected of murdering his live-in girlfriend and then evading capture for two weeks was arrested on Friday, Sacramento County authorities said.
U.S. judge halts force-feeding of Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the military from force-feeding a Syrian prisoner on hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
Minnesota lawmakers approve limited legalization of medical marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minnesota lawmakers on Friday approved legalizing medical marijuana in pill or liquid form for a limited number of patients suffering from severe or fatal illnesses.
Court limits mandatory detention of immigrants in California
(Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities cannot detain without a bail hearing California immigrants who have been convicted of certain crimes unless the immigrants are transferred to their custody directly from jail, a judge has ruled.
Christian metal singer sentenced to prison in California murder plot
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The lead singer for a heavy metal Christian rock band was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for pleading guilty to trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife, prosecutors in California said.
