U.S. top court to hear bid to reinstate Maryland gas-fired plants plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear appeals seeking to reinstate a program in Maryland aimed at subsidizing construction of new natural gas-fired electricity plants.
Boston mobster Bulger’s girlfriend to face contempt charges
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, is due in court on Monday to face contempt charges for allegedly refusing to testify about whether anyone helped the couple during their 16 years on…
Green financing has hobbled home sales in California
(Reuters) – An innovative, government-sponsored program aimed at funding energy-saving home improvements has drawn praise from powerful supporters, including President Obama. But complaints from a growing number of homeowners, lenders and realtors in California suggest the financing is making homes more difficult to sell and disrupting the mortgage market.
Chicago boy, 6, accidentally shoots, kills brother, 3: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago man has been charged with child endangerment after his three-year-old son was shot and killed by his six-year-old brother while the two were playing “cops and robbers,” police said on Sunday.
Two injured in separate shark, eel attacks off Hawaii: report
(Reuters) – Two men have been injured in separate shark and eel attacks off Hawaii within the space of a few hours, local media reported on Sunday.
Gunfire at Florida Zombicon event leaves one dead, five hurt
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Gunfire erupted at a Florida festival that attracts thousands of people dressed in zombie costumes, killing one person, injuring five others and sending crowds of frightened people rushing for cover, local media and authorities …
Boxer in critical condition with brain injury after Virginia bout
(Reuters) – Boxer Prichard Colon was fighting for his life on Sunday after sustaining an illegal blow to the head during a bout in a Washington, D.C. suburb, the fight’s promoter said.
Back to the future: A last look at NYC’s 1960’s-era TWA Flight Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of visitors are expected at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday to get a last look at the iconic architecture of the Trans World Airlines Flight Center before the futuristic 1960’s building is conve…
Suspect dead after killing sheriff’s deputy at Minnesota hospital
(Reuters) – A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed on Sunday by a suspect who was being guarded at a Minnesota hospital, and the assailant later died, state authorities said.
Reinventing New Jersey as ‘Garden State’ with ethnic crops, tourism
VINELAND, N.J. (Reuters) – Craving a taste of his native Liberia 4,500 miles (7,200 km)away, maintenance worker Alfred Jones drove just 20 miles from his New Jersey home and waded knee deep into rows of pick-your-own African vegetables at Morris Gbolo’…
