Suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged Americans, CDC finds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The suicide rate among Americans aged 35 to 64 rose sharply between 1999 and 2010, a trend that could reflect the stresses of a sharp economic...
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Sandy dumped huge sewage outflow into waters, roads: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sewage enough to fill 17,000 Olympic-sized pools flowed into public waterways and roadways in the months after Superstorm Sandy laid waste to the East Coast, researchers...
For gay athletes, sponsorship may be just around the corner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jason Collins decision to come out as an openly gay male athlete will serve as a test case for U.S. sports leagues, his future teammates and...
NFL to fight anti-gay bias, says N.Y. attorney general
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League will step up its efforts to fight discrimination based on sexual orientation, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Wednesday. The...
Boy Scouts proposal: let in gay youth, keep out gay adults
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America on Friday proposed lifting a ban on gay scouts but maintaining a prohibition on gay adults from leading troops, a compromise...
Fleet Weeks a casualty of federal sequester
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ships won't be coming in this year. Six cities, from New York to San Diego, are bracing for cuts or outright cancellations of their annual...
Fleet Weeks a casualty of federal sequester
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ships won't be coming in this year. Six cities, from New York to San Diego, are bracing for cuts or outright cancellations of their annual...
NY jury awards damages to billionaire William Koch in wine fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury in New York on Thursday handed a legal victory to U.S. billionaire William Koch and awarded him damages in his dispute over the...
NY jury awards damages to billionaire William Koch in wine fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury in New York on Thursday handed a legal victory to U.S. billionaire William Koch and awarded him damages in his dispute over the...
N.Y. politicians arrested in alleged mayoral race bribe scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A high-ranking Democratic New York State senator was arrested on Tuesday and charged with trying to buy a place on the Republican ticket in the city's...