South Carolina OKs Confederate flag at Citadel military college
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – A Confederate flag displayed at the Citadel military college in Charleston, South Carolina, can keep flying despite objections that it is offensive, the state attorney general’s office said on Tuesday.
Sixteen Ohio amusement park workers arrested after weekend melee
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Sixteen workers at an Ohio amusement park were arrested after a late night fight at an employee recreation center over the weekend while the park was shut down due to a water main break, police said on Tuesday.
62 percent of Americans back letting illegal immigrants become citizens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sixty-two percent of Americans support providing a way for immigrants living in the United States illegally to become citizens if they meet requirements, while almost a fifth support deportation, a poll showed on Tuesday.
‘Terrible accident’ recounted in 911 tapes of Tracy Morgan crash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman who witnessed a multicar collision on a New Jersey highway that critically injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed one of his associates called 911 to report a “terrible accident,” according to audio recordings released on…
Lone Star State makes wines with a Mediterranean touch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Texas is known for many things: cowboys and cattle, oil and gas wells, the Alamo and a passion for college football. But wine?
Vermont climate change report warns of catastrophic flood risk
BOSTON (Reuters) – A warming world could pose a risk of more frequent catastrophic flooding but also be a long-term boon for Vermont farmers and a shorter-lived thrill for its skiers, according to a state report released on Tuesday.
Bonus payout for WTC site workers premature: U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (This June 9 story was refiled to correct name of lawyer in 13th paragraph to Margaret Warner from Meredith Warner)
Killers of Las Vegas cops harbored anti-government ideology
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A married couple who shot dead two Las Vegas police officers in a weekend pizza parlor ambush harbored anti-government and white supremacist ideology and threw a swastika on the body of one of the officers they gunned down, police…
California man charged with holding girl 10 years pleads not guilty
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California man accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl and holding her captive for a decade of physical and sexual abuse pleaded not guilty on Monday to rape and kidnapping charges and was ordered to remain jailed on …
U.S. law firms flock to gay-marriage proponents, shun other side
(Reuters) – As U.S. lawsuits seeking gay-marriage rights move toward a likely showdown at the Supreme Court next year, major law firms are rushing to get involved — but only on the side of the proponents.
