South Carolina House approves bill removing Confederate flag
It’s a stunning reversal in a state that was the first to leave the Union in 1860 and raised the flag again at its Statehouse more than 50 years ago to protest the civil rights movement.
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Beyond 'To Kill a Mockingbird': The lost novel of Harper Lee
Katie Couric takes a closer look at what many are calling the biggest book event of the decade, the July 14 publication of Harper Lee’s long lost first novel Go Set a Watchman.
South Carolina governor to sign Confederate flag removal bill
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said she will sign a bill at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) on Thursday to remove permanently the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds.
Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits: attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal marriage benefits will be made available to same-sex couples across the United States after last month’s Supreme Court ruling, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Thursday.
Louisiana man sentenced to life in murder of Bourbon St. dancer
A Louisiana man convicted of murdering a Bourbon Street dancer and dismembering her body in 2012 will spend the rest of his life in prison, a state court judge said on Thursday. Judge Stephen Grefer imposed the mandatory life sentence on Terry Speaks, 42, after denying Speaks’ motion for a new trial, the judge’s law clerk, Suzanne Ciaccio, said. Speaks, who claims he once tried to kill himself and was
New charges in Charleston church shooting: Attempted murder
The man accused of killing nine people attending Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston has been indicted on three new charges of attempted murder, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The 7 Biggest Myths About Cellulite
SPECIAL FROM Myth: Cellulite is just excess fatCellulite involves fat, because bulging fat cells are part of the equation, but it’s really the connective fibers between your skin and muscle that create the lumpy, dimpling effect. “Collagen fiber strands that attach skin to muscle are creating the pockets of skin,” says Jennifer…
Nobel medal to be auctioned to help train scientists
A Nobel Prize Medal for medicine awarded to German Jewish refugee Hans Krebs is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s to raise money to train scientists, the auction house said on Thursday. Krebs won the medal in 1953 when the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was divided equally between Krebs, for his discovery of the citric acid cycle, and Fritz Lipmann, for work on enzymes. The proceeds are to be
Anthem, Cigna progressing toward deal: CNBC
(Reuters) – Health insurers Anthem Inc and Cigna Corp were moving ahead to sign a merger deal as Cigna backed down on its differences over governance issues, CNBC tweeted, citing sources. The tweets also quoted sources as saying that UnitedHealth Group Inc was looking to bid for Cigna. Cigna shares were up 3 percent at $155.08 in early trading on the Nasdaq.
Knee surgery for pain may not be worthwhile
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Middle-aged and older adults with torn cartilage or painful arthritis in their knee are not likely to benefit from so-called arthroscopic surgery, and could be harmed by it, a review of past studies suggests. Researchers reviewed nine previous studies with a combined 1,270 patients and found the surgery no better than other options like exercise for improving physical function, and only temporarily more effective