Crafts retailer Michaels to close all Aaron Brothers stores: source
(Reuters) – Michaels Companies Inc will shut down all of its approximately 100 Aaron Brothers framing and art supplies stores, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as the largest U.S. crafts retailer grapples with the popularity of onli…
Texas serial bomber made video confession before blowing himself up: police
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – The serial bomber whose deadly attacks terrorized Austin, Texas, for weeks left a 25-minute video “confession” on a cell phone found after he blew himself up on Wednesday as officers closed in to make an arrest, police s…
Republican concedes to Democrat in close U.S. House race in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican candidate in a close U.S. House of Representatives special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania conceded to his Democratic opponent on Wednesday, cementing a Democratic upset in a long-time Republican area that Pr…
EPA chief’s security detail joined him on first-class flights, agency tells lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s private security detail accompanied him on first-class flights, the agency confirmed on Wednesday to U.S. House Democrats, who requested details on his travels amid growing scr…
Texas serial bomber made video confession before blowing himself up
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas man who carried out a three-week bombing spree made a 25-minute video “confession” on his phone, which was recovered after he blew himself up on Wednesday as police were closing in to make an arrest, police sai…
Democrat in U.S. House race in Pennsylvania says opponent concedes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Conor Lamb said on Wednesday his Republican opponent in a U.S. House of Representatives special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania had conceded the race.
Canadian man faces extra charge in Michigan airport stabbing
(Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury has indicted a Canadian man accused of stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport last year on an additional terrorism charge stemming from the attack, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Arizona police release video of fatal collision with Uber self-driving SUV
TEMPE, Ariz./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police in Arizona on Wednesday released a short video of a fatal collision between an Uber self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian, as investigators probe the accident that has put new focus on the safety of autonom…
Trial of two Boston officials canceled after prosecution dealt setback
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday called off next week’s trial of two members of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s administration accused of extorting a music festival production company into using union labor after a court ruling jeopardized th…
‘Four’easter’ storm pounds U.S. East, states declare emergencies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. East’s fourth major snowstorm this month swept through the region with heavy snow and high winds on Wednesday, snarling flights and commuter travel, closing schools and triggering emergency declarations in New York City an…
