NYC to fund $2.5 billion Brooklyn-Queens light rail via bond issue
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will issue bonds via the creation of a non-profit agency to fund a $2.5 billion light rail system between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, officials from the mayor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Winter storm hits U.S. East Coast, tornadoes tear into South
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – An expansive winter storm bore down on the U.S. East Coast on Monday, scuttling almost 1,600 flights, while tornadoes downed trees and flattened homes in the South, trapping some residents in their dwellings.
Alabama company gets U.S. permission to build tractors in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – The U.S. government has granted an Alabama company permission to build tractors in Cuba, one of the company’s co-owners said on Monday, making it potentially the first American manufacturer to open shop in Cuba since the 1959 revolut…
New York police probe assault claim against Eliot Spitzer; lawyer disputes
(Reuters) – New York City police on Monday said an investigation was ongoing regarding a woman’s claim that former Governor Eliot Spitzer assaulted her at a Manhattan hotel, while his lawyer said the alleged victim has recanted and apologized in an ema…
Obama starts work to pick Supreme Court justice amid political ‘bluster’
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has held preliminary discussions with his team about whom to nominate to the Supreme Court, the White House said on Monday, while accusing Senate Republicans of “bluster” for saying th…
Colorado Planned Parenthood reopens after deadly rampage
(Reuters) – A Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic reopened on Monday, seeing patients nearly three months after a deadly shooting rampage at the facility left three people dead and nine wounded.
Japan’s Daicel, Britain’s BAE target helicopter airbags for U.S. Army: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese airbag component maker Daicel Corp and Britain’s biggest defense firm BAE Systems are designing an airbag for military helicopters that they hope to sell to the U.S. Army, said three sources with knowledge of the proposal.
Kentucky lawmaker takes aim at anti-abortion law with ‘Viagra’ bill
(Reuters) – A Kentucky lawmaker fed up with anti-abortion laws in her state has introduced a bill that would require men seeking erectile dysfunction drugs to visit a doctor twice, get a note from their wives and swear on the Bible to be faithful.
Record-setting cold chills U.S. Northeast on Valentine’s Day
BOSTON (Reuters) – Residents of much of the northeastern United States woke up on Sunday to bone-chilling cold conditions that shattered Valentine’s Day records in Boston, Hartford and Providence.
Virgin Atlantic turns flight back to UK after laser incident
LONDON (Reuters) – A Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL] flight heading to New York returned to London Heathrow airport on Sunday after a “laser beam incident”, the British airline said.
