False tsunami alerts spook Americans, prompting official probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. National Weather Service said on Tuesday it was investigating how incorrect alerts were broadcast to cellphones warning residents of coastal cities from at least New York to New Orleans of possible tsunami waves.
Patriots star Gronkowski burgled on Super Bowl weekend: police
BOSTON (Reuters) – Super Bowl weekend brought a one-two of bad news for New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, whose home was burgled following the team’s upset loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, police said on Tuesday.
U.S. judge orders protection for Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ordered special protection for the Brooklyn jury expected to decide the fate of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman at the accused Mexican drug lord’s upcoming trial.
Special Report: In Puerto Rico, a housing crisis U.S. storm aid won’t solve
CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Among the countless Puerto Rico neighborhoods battered by Hurricane Maria is one named after another storm: Villa Hugo. The illegal shantytown emerged on a public wetland after 1989’s Hurricane Hugo left thousands homeless.
Airbus deal has led to pause in C Series orders: Bombardier executive
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Canada’s Bombardier believes there has been a “bit of a pause” in orders of its C Series jet as airlines wait for it to complete a partnership deal with Airbus SE, its commercial sales head said on Tuesday.
Deadly winter storm delays travel in U.S. Midwest, Northeast
(Reuters) – A winter storm will dump snow and freezing rain on the U.S. Midwest and the Northeast beginning on Tuesday after it caused several deaths as it snarled highways and spurred the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Chicago’s main airport.
Trump’s lawyers want him to refuse Mueller interview request: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several of U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers have advised him not to sit down for an interview with a special counsel investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential e…
Colorado deputy, suspect killed, four others wounded
(Reuters) – A Colorado sheriff’s deputy and a suspect were killed and four others, including three law enforcement officers, were wounded on Monday in a shooting that sprang from an auto theft investigation, officials said.
Winter storm sparks deadly car crashes in U.S. Midwest
(Reuters) – A winter storm plowing through the U.S. Midwest caused several deaths in Iowa and Missouri from car crashes as the weather snarled highways and canceled hundreds of flights at Chicago’s busy airport, according to authorities and local media…
Seattle says Facebook is violating city campaign finance law
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Seattle’s election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law that requires disclosure of who buys election ads, the first attempt of its kind to regulate U.S. political ads on the internet.
