Two sets of twins born in different years in U.S.
(Reuters) – Two sets of twins were born in different years over the weekend, with parents in Arizona and California getting double doses of joy in 2016 and 2017, local media reported.
SpaceX aims for Jan. 8 return to flight with Falcon rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said on Monday.
Protesters hang banner during NFL game to protest North Dakota pipeline
(Reuters) – Two protesters dangling from a ceiling support at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium unfurled a banner criticizing the Dakota Access Pipeline during a National Football League game on Sunday between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, poli…
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.
