Tight budgets open $20 billion New York tunnel plan to private cash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private money is expected to fund part of a $20 billion rail tunnel project linking New Jersey with Manhattan, according to a senior executive at the national rail network Amtrak.
Dozens injured as bus filled with college students overturns in Virginia
(Reuters) – More than 30 people were injured on Sunday when a bus transporting college students after the Thanksgiving holiday overturned on a Virginia highway, media reports said.
Intruder dies in California chimney after homeowner lights fire
(Reuters) – A suspected burglar who attempted to enter a California home through the chimney died on Saturday after the homeowner lit a fire without realizing the intruder was inside, police said.
Gun threat prompts University of Chicago to cancel Monday classes
(Reuters) – The University of Chicago has canceled Monday classes and activities after being warned by the FBI that someone had made an online threat of gun violence on campus, university President Robert J. Zimmer announced on Sunday.
Lawyer says White House fence-jumper wanted to send message
(Reuters) – A Connecticut man charged with jumping a White House fence, wearing an American flag, wanted to deliver a message about government and did not leave a suicide note, one of his lawyers told NBC News on Sunday.
Planned Parenthood says Colorado shooter opposed abortion
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said on Sunday that news reports that the gunman who attacked its Colorado health clinic had uttered “no more baby parts” during his arrest showed the suspect was motivated by an anti-abortion agen…
Chicago police will add more body cameras for officers
(Reuters) – City leaders in Chicago on Sunday announced expansion of the police department’s body-worn camera program in the wake of a murder charge filed last week against an officer for shooting a black teenager to death.
Planned Parenthood says Colorado shooter opposed abortion
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said on Sunday that news reports that the gunman who attacked its Colorado health clinic had uttered “no more baby parts” during his arrest showed that the suspect was motivated by an anti-abortion…
Republican Christie, seen as alternative to Trump, wins coveted endorsement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The publisher of an influential newspaper in the early voting state of New Hampshire said on Sunday the paper had endorsed Republican Chris Christie in the U.S. presidential contest because of his experience and potential to take…
Cleveland boy’s shooting by police ‘unreasonable’, family experts
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland police officer’s shooting of a 12-year-old boy in a city park a year ago was unreasonable, experts hired by the child’s family said in reports an attorney wants submitted to a grand jury considering charges in the case…
