Under threat in Washington, first lady’s food legacy may live on elsewhere
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michelle Obama will be ceding the title of first lady to Melania Trump next month, but she may hold for some time the other distinction she earned during her time in the White House: America’s best known advocate for healthy food.
Dozens of vehicles crash on icy Baltimore road, killing two
(Reuters) – A fuel tanker skidded off a Baltimore highway and exploded on Saturday morning, sending sheets of fire in the path of the approaching traffic and triggering a deadly 55-vehicle pileup on the ice-coated roadway, Maryland officials said.
With water cannons and Southern belles, Trump ends ‘thank you’ tour
MOBILE, Ala. (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wrapped up his post-election “thank you” tour on Saturday with celebratory geysers from water cannons, greetings from hoop-skirted Southern belles and some gloating over the TV newscasters who …
Charleston gunman will not use mental health to avoid death penalty
(Reuters) – Convicted murderer Dylann Roof will not ask jurors to take his mental health into consideration next month during the death penalty phase of his trial for killing nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dangerous cold, snow forecast for parts of northern United States
(Reuters) – The arctic air that has chilled large swaths of the northern United States for days will culminate this weekend with dangerous cold in Montana and North Dakota as heavy snow falls in other parts of the country, officials said.
University of Minnesota football team cancels boycott over sex assault suspensions
(Reuters) – The University of Minnesota football team on Saturday said it would not boycott its upcoming bowl game this month to protest the suspension of 10 players in connection with a sexual assault investigation.
Heimlich, developer of maneuver to save choking victims, dead at 96
(Reuters) – Henry Heimlich, the medical maverick who came up with a maneuver credited with saving thousands of choking victims but who damaged his standing as a proponent of the curative powers of malaria, died on Saturday at the age of 96.
Ex-Georgia policeman convicted of murder in Taser death of suspect: media
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Georgia policeman was found guilty of murder on Friday in the death of a suspect shocked repeatedly with a Taser while handcuffed, media reported, in a rare criminal conviction of a law enforcement officer for a stun gun-re…
U.S. to disclose estimate of number of Americans under surveillance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. intelligence community will soon disclose an estimate of the number of Americans whose electronic communications have been caught in the crosshairs of online surveillance programs intended for foreigners, U.S. lawmakers …
Uber fires back at California DMV in self-driving car spat
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technolgies Inc [UBER.UL] on Friday again defied a demand by California regulators that the ride-services firm apply for a permit to test self-driving cars, setting up a possible legal battle.
