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Frisbee beach ban overblown, Los Angeles officials say

Frisbee beach ban overblown, Los Angeles officials say
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles County officials who have been widely mocked since reports surfaced that they had imposed a $1,000 fine for throwing Frisbees and footballs on the beach...
Lacrosse trial details victim's massive head injuries

Lacrosse trial details victim's massive head injuries
By Brandon Shulleeta CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - Responders to slain University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love described massive head injuries that prosecutors illustrated to the jury with graphic photos on Thursday, attacking a...
Cold snap interrupts balmy winter in Midwest

Cold snap interrupts balmy winter in Midwest
By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Don't put away those mittens and wooly socks just yet. ...
Sister in Dougherty gang pleads guilty in Colorado

Sister in Dougherty gang pleads guilty in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) - One of three Florida siblings accused of shooting at police following a cross-country crime spree pleaded guilty in a Colorado court on Thursday to reduced charges, court documents show. Lee Grace...
New Pentagon rules could put women closer to combat

New Pentagon rules could put women closer to combat
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is preparing to open thousands of military jobs including medics and intelligence officers to women in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, a move likely to...
Obama grants 10 states leeway on U.S. education law

Obama grants 10 states leeway on U.S. education law
By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was granting 10 U.S. states exemptions from parts of the "No Child Left Behind" education law, a move that could prove...
White House to try to placate Catholics on contraceptives

White House to try to placate Catholics on contraceptives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will announce a move to accommodate religious organizations on its rule for health insurance coverage of contraceptives, ABC News reported on Friday, but said the proposal is unlikely to satisfy Catholic Church leaders. ...
Catholic TV network sues to block U.S. contraception rule

Catholic TV network sues to block U.S. contraception rule
By Susan Heavey and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Roman Catholic television network said on Thursday it has filed suit in federal court to block President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives,...
Senior U.S. Catholic cites Obama "promises" on birth control

Senior U.S. Catholic cites Obama "promises" on birth control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Timothy Dolan, a senior U.S. Roman Catholic leader, said on Thursday President Barack Obama "gave me promises" during a White House meeting in November as Dolan pressed the Church's criticism of a new Obama administration rule requiring health insurance plans to cover birth control. ...
U.S. Postal Service loses $3.3 billion in first quarter

U.S. Postal Service loses $3.3 billion in first quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service reported a net loss of $3.3 billion in its first quarter as plummeting mail volumes overshadowed stronger than expected holiday shipping, the cash-strapped agency said on Thursday. ...
Tassimo brewers and espresso pads recalled after burn injuries

Tassimo brewers and espresso pads recalled after burn injuries
(Reuters) - More than 1.7 million single cup coffee brewers made by Tassimo and another 4 million Tassimo espresso coffee pads were recalled on Thursday after reports that dozens of consumers were sprayed with hot liquid and some were severely burned, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. ...
California to get $18 billion under mortgage deal

California to get $18 billion under mortgage deal
(Reuters) - California's attorney general said on Thursday her state will receive up to $18 billion in benefits under a federal-state mortgage settlement to be announced later today. More than $12 billion will be...
New plan to cut the fat of the military

New plan to cut the fat of the military
By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change. ...
Fraught relationship preceded lacrosse player's death

Fraught relationship preceded lacrosse player's death
By Ian Simpson and Brandon Shulleeta CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend said on Wednesday her death was the...
New York to pay $15 million in wrongful loitering arrests

New York to pay $15 million in wrongful loitering arrests
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has agreed to pay a total of $15 million in compensation to some 22,000 people who were illegally arrested or issued citations over three...