‘News and Analysis’ Articles
Arkansas GOP aims for statehouse sweep
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - For more than a century, the Democratic Party has dominated Arkansas politics.
Drought-weary Texans welcome rains, wildflowers
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - San Antonio resident Janet Garibay is starting the process of bringing her lawn back from the dead.
Kennedy hospital tussle over fresh air for baby: lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy's son was trying to take his newborn baby for fresh air when he got into a confrontation with two hospital nurses that led to misdemeanor charges against him, his attorney said on Saturday.
Goodyear recalls 41,000 Wrangler Silent Armor tires
(Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said Saturday it would recall about 41,000 of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires produced in 2009 over concerns that a small number could tear, leading to crashes.
2nd New York state judge upholds fracking ban in towns
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking the second victory this week for opponents of the drilling method known as fracking.
Sainthood campaign planned for Boys Town founder
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - The Omaha Archdiocese is launching a campaign for sainthood for Father Edward J. Flanagan, the Catholic priest who founded Boys Town and whose story was immortalized by an Academy Award-winning movie.
Minnesota’s controversial deadly force bill advances
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota bill that could be sent to the governor next week would sharply expand the circumstances under which people can use deadly force when they feel threatened, a measure that law enforcement groups call a recipe for getting away with murder.
U.S. oil shale boom puts big squeeze on small towns
(Reuters) - The suspected kidnapping and murder of a Montana teacher by two men said to be seeking work in the oilfields of North Dakota underscores the darker side of a regional energy boom that has pumped jobs and money as well as newcomers and crime into rural towns.
