U.S. Army secretary raises concerns about declining budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh said that the Army was being stretched too thin and was on the “ragged edge” given a declining budget and personnel cuts.
Orphaned Korean sisters reunited by chance in Florida after 40 years
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two orphaned South Korean sisters were recently reunited by chance in Florida after they were hired by the same hospital 40 years after their adoptions by different sets of American parents, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported.
Mayor says Jersey City, N.J. could allow Airbnb
(Reuters) – The mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, said on Monday that his city could become the first in the New York City, tri-state area to legalize short-term housing rentals through Airbnb and similar online home-rental services.
Maxxam Inc. CEO dies in Texas boating accident
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Shawn Hurwitz, the chief executive officer of Houston investment firm Maxxam Inc., was killed in an Austin-area boating accident over the weekend, a spokesman for the family said on Monday.
Part of major highway reopens as South Carolina recovers from floods
(Reuters) – A stretch of a major East Coast highway closed for more than a week by historic rains in South Carolina began reopening on Monday, as many schools resumed classes and state crews picked up debris in several hard-hit areas.
Exclusive – Transatlantic divide: how U.S. pays three times more for drugs
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. prices for the world’s 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to an analysis carried out for Reuters.
Washington Post says Iran’s conviction of its reporter is ‘contemptible’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Post on Monday denounced the conviction in Iran of the newspaper’s U.S.-born Tehran correspondent in an espionage case as an “outrageous injustice” and urged Iranian leaders to overturn it.
Oklahoma teen charged with killing five family members to be tried as adult
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Tulsa-area boy accused of working with his brother to murder their parents and three siblings will be tried as an adult on first-degree murder charges, a judge ruled on Monday.
Neighbor charged with handgun possession in Memphis officer’s fatal shooting
(Reuters) – A neighbor was charged on Monday with felony possession of a handgun in the fatal shooting of a Memphis, Tennessee, police officer, Memphis police said.
Partial settlement reached in deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion
(Reuters) – A partial settlement has been reached in the 2013 explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant that tore apart a section of the city, killed 15 people, including 12 firefighters, and caused an estimated $100 million in damages.
