Southwestern CEO interrupted by protestor at NY conference
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bare-chested protester interrupted a presentation by Southwestern Energy Co Chief Executive Steven Mueller at an investment conference on Monday, an apparent outburst against the natural gas producer’s plans to expand into Canada…
Teva asks Supreme court to stay ruling in Copaxone case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to stop a lower court ruling from going into effect while the justices consider an appeal in a patent fight over Teva’s top-selling multiple sclerosis drug…
Girl missing, 100 rescued after storms spark flash flooding
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – A 9-year-old girl appeared to have been swept away by flash floods triggered by severe storms in Mississippi and more than 100 people were rescued from deluged apartment buildings in Alabama, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. defense chief, in first, visits China’s aircraft carrier
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took a two-hour tour around China’s sole aircraft carrier on Monday, in an unprecedented opening by Beijing to a potent symbol of its military power.
Navy picks up U.S. family with sick baby from sailboat in Pacific
(Reuters) – Rescuers plucked a seriously ill American baby girl and her family from a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and transferred them to a U.S. Navy frigate that will take them back to California, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Supreme Court declines free speech, gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a New Mexico photography company had free speech grounds to refuse to shoot the commitment ceremony of a same-sex couple.
Supreme Court declines to hear Iowa campaign finance challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ducking a new case on the divisive issue of campaign finance, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to an Iowa law that bans corporate contributions in state elections.
U.S. lawmaker urges easing gun rules on bases after Fort Hood shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers should look at arming commanders and easing restrictions for carrying weapons on military posts in the United States in the wake of a deadly shooting at the Fort Hood base in Texas, a prominent congressman said …
New York police, firefighters brawl at charity hockey match: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A charity hockey match between New York City firefighters and police officers devolved into a brawl on the ice on Sunday, according to videos and photographs posted online and a local newspaper.
Comedian John Pinette found dead in Pittsburgh hotel room at age 50
(Reuters) – John Pinette, a stand-up comedian who guest-starred as the victim of a carjacking in the final episode of the comedy show Seinfeld, has died at age 50, an official said on Sunday.
