New York’s Times Square erupts with cheer as a new year dawns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers witnessed the descent of the kaleidoscopic New Year’s Eve ball in Times Square at midnight on Sunday, celebrating a century-old New York tradition under an unprecedented umbrella of security.
U.S. judge blocks transgender, abortion-related Obamacare protections
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Saturday issued a court order barring enforcement of an Obama administration policy seeking to extend anti-discrimination protections under the Affordable Care Act to transgender health and abortion-related servi…
Tyrus Wong, pioneer ‘Bambi’ artist, dies at 106
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Tyrus Wong, whose paintings served as visual inspiration for Disney’s animated classic “Bambi,” died Friday, Dec. 30. He was 106.
Suspect in fatal shooting of Pennsylvania trooper killed by police
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania police on Saturday morning shot to death a suspect wanted for the murder of a rookie trooper who was serving him a protection order, law enforcement authorities said.
Bad weather prevents search of Lake Erie for plane carrying 6 people
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – High winds prevented a recovery team on Saturday from searching for the remains of six people presumed to have died when their small plane crashed into Lake Erie shortly after taking off from a Cleveland airport, city officials sa…
21 people rescued from ‘Sky Cabin’ ride at California theme park
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Twenty people and a ride operator were rescued on Friday after being trapped for several hours about 100 feet (30 m) above the ground in an enclosed cabin of an amusement park ride in Southern California.
Two killed, two wounded at rap concert in Connecticut: media
(Reuters) – Two people were shot and killed and two others were wounded on Friday after a rap concert in southern Connecticut, local media reported.
Tesla owner files lawsuit in California claiming sudden acceleration
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc was sued on Friday by a Model X owner who said his electric SUV suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to crash through the garage into the owner’s living room, injuring the driver and a passenger…
Plane carrying CEO of Superior Beverage, five others vanishes in Ohio
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A small plane carrying the chief executive of an Ohio-based liquor distribution company and his wife and sons disappeared over Lake Erie shortly after taking off on Thursday night near Cleveland, the company said on Friday.
Winter storm socks U.S. New England region, snaps power lines
(Reuters) – A winter storm lashed New England with heavy snow and high winds on Friday, cutting power lines as some areas were blanketed with more than 24 inches (60 cm) of snow, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
