Ohio couple found guilty of enslaving woman and child
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio couple was convicted on Friday of holding captive a cognitively disabled woman and her young child, who were forced to eat dog food and threatened with a large snake, federal prosecutors said.
U.S. fraternity ends pledging for new members after hazing deaths
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the oldest and largest U.S. college fraternities, said on Friday that it would eliminate its member initiation practices, following a number of hazing-related deaths and other incidents.
Ted Turner rushed to clinic in Argentina with appendicitis: media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Philanthropist and former media tycoon Ted Turner was rushed to hospital on Friday in Argentina’s Patagonia region before flying to Buenos Aires for appendicitis surgery, local media said.
Fight over tobacco settlement money could cost Pennsylvania millions
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Lawyers for the state of Pennsylvania asked a judge on Friday to throw out an arbitration ruling that could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars from the landmark 1998 settlement with the nation’s tobacco companies.
Ice storm leaves 420,000 customers without power in Carolinas
(Reuters) – More than 420,000 homes and businesses remained without power in North Carolina and South Carolina on Friday evening due to a winter ice storm with high winds that brought down trees and power lines.
U.S. job growth offers upbeat sign for weather-beaten economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in February despite the icy weather that gripped much of the nation, easing fears of an abrupt economic slowdown and keeping the Federal Reserve on track to continue reducing its monetary stimu…
Fired for gay marriage, Seattle-area Catholic school official sues
(Reuters) – A suburban Seattle Catholic school vice principal who was fired in December for violating religious doctrine by marrying his same-sex partner, on Friday sued the school and the Archdiocese of Seattle for wrongful dismissal.
Two men plead guilty after video shows them harassing Florida manatees
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two men pleaded guilty to harassing an endangered species after a video on Facebook showed them luring manatees to a dock and jumping on them, prosecutors said on Friday.
Pennsylvania lawyer’s ad starring smiling thugs draws criticism
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pittsburgh lawyer’s online ad showing smiling robbers, drug dealers and prostitutes flashing thumbs up and thanking him for getting them off the hook has garnered tens of thousands of views and drawn fire from a local bar assoc…
U.S. border agents told to be less aggressive against stone-throwers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Border Patrol told its agents on Friday that when they confront suspected illegal immigrants crossing the frontier who throw rocks at them, they should try to take cover or move away rather than immediately open fire.
