Liberal NYC Democrat wins Obama’s backing in mayoral race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday threw his support behind New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, lauding his fellow Democrat’s commitment to “an economy that works for all” and a “bold, courageous” plan to lift more New Yorkers…
Americans say they’re creatures of simple, solo exercise habits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exercise trends come and go as step aerobics yield to interval training, weight machines are tossed for medicine balls and Pilates falls in and out of fashion.
Insight: Chamber of Commerce turns to small courts for big wins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has long used a small team of lawyers on the U.S. Supreme Court, seeing the top court as a key battleground for business interests.
Son of Cleveland kidnapper describes horror he felt at father’s crimes
New York (Reuters) – The son of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro has described in detail for the first time the horror that overwhelmed him after his father’s crimes were revealed to the world.
Protesters decry neo-Nazi plans to run North Dakota town
BISMARCK, North Dakota (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators turned out in the tiny North Dakota town of Leith on Sunday to protest plans by an American Nazi group to move in and take over the local government.
Body of suspected flood victim found in rural New Mexico
(Reuters) – The body of an elderly man who went missing during a flash flood was believed found by a hiker in rural western New Mexico, authorities said on Sunday.
Three killed in multiple shooting in western Michigan
(Reuters) – Three people were killed, including a 20-year-old woman who was shot and then struck by a car, and four injured in a shooting in western Michigan, authorities said on Sunday.
At Navy Yard service, Obama rails against ‘routine’ of gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea on Sunday for Americans to overcome their “creeping resignation” about gun violence and demand tougher gun laws following the country’s latest mass shooting.
Fire hits crude unit at Northern Tier Minnesota refinery
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Sunday morning fire hit a crude oil unit at Northern Tier Energy’s 81,500 barrel per day (bpd) St. Paul Park, Minnesota, refinery, according to a statement issued by the company.
Transgender girl crowned homecoming queen at California school
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 16-year-old transgender girl said on Sunday she experienced “ultimate joy” when it was announced she would be crowned homecoming queen at her Southern California high school.
