NJ Transit strike would cost NYC $5.9 million per hour: business group
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A potential strike by transport unions that would shut down access to commuters trying to reach New York City from neighboring New Jersey would cost the city’s businesses $5.9 million per hour, an influential business group said on…
At least six die in Atlanta house fire
ATLANTA (Reuters) – At least six people died when a fire engulfed a home in northwest Atlanta early on Monday and caused most of its roof to collapse, fire officials said.
Clinton, Sanders both say they can beat Trump during feisty Michigan debate
FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sparred in a debate on Sunday over who had the best chance to beat Republican front-runner Donald Trump, and mocked the level of discourse in the Republican …
Oregon to release soil test results in pollution scare this week
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon officials this week will release test results on soil from neighborhoods near two Portland glass factories accused of spewing toxic metals into the air for years, a revelation that has led to a class-action suit and de…
U.S. climate change campaigner dies snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Award-winning American environmental photographer Gary Braasch died on Monday while snorkeling at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef.
Dog-sled teams set off on Alaska’s 1,000-mile Iditarod race
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Mushers and dog sled teams from around the world embark on the first leg of Alaska’s grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, starting a nearly 1,000-mile (1,609 km) journey through the state’s unforgiving wilderness….
Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94
(Reuters) – Nancy Reagan, the former actress who was fiercely protective of husband Ronald Reagan through a Hollywood career, eight years in the White House, an assassination attempt and her husband’s Alzheimer’s disease, died on Sunday at age 94.
Coast Guard ends search for Texas man who fell off cruise ship
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has given up searching for a 46-year-old man who fell off a cruise ship near the Florida coast, the agency said late on Sunday.
Ray Tomlinson, godfather of @ email, dies at age 74
(Reuters) – Ray Tomlinson, considered to be the godfather of email, has died, according to his employer, Raytheon Company. He was 74.
Transformer fire shuts unit of South Carolina nuclear power station
(Reuters) – A transformer at a nuclear power plant in South Carolina caught fire on Sunday, burning for about 30 minutes, but no nuclear material was in danger of being released, a local television station reported.
