Pilot in deadly Texas balloon crash had drugs in system
(Reuters) – The man piloting a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas in July, killing himself and 15 others, tested positive for opioids and also had a history of drug or alcohol related traffic offenses, federal investigative records show.
Ho, ho, ho! SantaCon is coming to town
NEW YORK (Reuters) – From Boston to Austin and Chicago to Los Angeles, revelers across the United States will be donning red and white suits this weekend to mark the worldwide SantaCon holiday pub crawl.
Trump says reports Russia helped him in U.S. election are ‘ridiculous’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump rejected as “ridiculous” U.S. intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking, putting him at odds with top lawmakers who vowed to inves…
‘I had to do it,’ accused gunman says of South Carolina church attack
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Jurors in the federal hate crimes trial of Dylann Roof watched a video on Friday of the avowed white supremacist confessing to killing nine parishioners at a historic black church in South Carolina and saying he felt he “ha…
About 40 cars in pile-up on snowy highway near Detroit
(Reuters) – A pile-up involving about 40 cars in snowy conditions forced the temporary closure of part of Interstate 75 northwest of Detroit on Saturday and several motorists were injured, a spokesman for state police said.
Fire at Michigan ski lodge injures a dozen people
(Reuters) – A blaze in the middle of the night at a northern Michigan ski lodge on Sunday injured 12 people, the Boyne Highlands Resort said, calling it a “significant structure fire.”
Cadillac disavows casting call for ‘neo-Nazi’ character in brand ad
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s Cadillac brand on Saturday disavowed a casting notice that called for an “alt-right (neo nazi)” role in a Cadillac commercial amid a storm of outrage on social media.
First gorilla born in captivity, age 59, returns to Ohio zoo after surgery
(Reuters) – The first gorilla born in captivity has returned to her enclosure at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio after recovering from successful surgery last week to remove a malignant tumor, the zoo said.
U.S. slated to sell $375 million of emergency reserve oil this winter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is slated to sell $375 million worth of crude oil from the country’s emergency reserve this winter after Congress passed a temporary spending bill on Friday that contained a measure authorizing the sale.
Wisconsin judge rejects bid to stop election recount
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Wisconsin on Friday rejected a request by President-elect Donald Trump supporters to stop a recount of election votes while the Michigan Supreme Court denied an appeal by Green Party candidate Jill Stein to restart the state…
