Debris prompt search for Lake Erie plane crash to resume Monday
(Reuters) – Search teams looking for a small plane that crashed in Lake Erie with six people aboard are checking reports that debris has washed ashore and will resume their search on Monday, Cleveland city officials said on Sunday.
‘Hollyweed’: Prankster alters LA’s landmark sign
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The iconic hillside sign overlooking Southern California’s film-and-television hub was defaced overnight in honor of marijuana.
Search resumes on Lake Erie for missing plane and six passengers
(Reuters) – Search teams on Lake Erie restarted their attempts on Sunday to find the remains of six people presumed to have died when their small plane crashed into the water shortly after taking off, the Cleveland mayor’s office said.
New York tale: a century-old subway dream becomes reality
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York subway ride that was a century in the making will pull out of a gleaming new station on Manhattan’s East Side on Saturday as the long-awaited Second Avenue line takes a select group of dignitaries and construction worker…
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.
