Shhh! New Orleans takes steps to turn down the music
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – In New Orleans, a city synonymous with music and raucous revelry, government officials are launching a public health campaign aimed at turning down the volume.
Texas football coach suspected of ordering hit on referee has lost job
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The assistant San Antonio high school football coach thought to have ordered his players to blindside a referee during a game no longer works for the Texas school district that employed him, a school official told an investiga…
Two injured, horse killed in Nebraska accident involving horse-drawn cart
LINCOLN, Neb. (Reuters) – Two people were injured and a horse was killed when a car collided with a horse-drawn cart near Pawnee City in southeast Nebraska, authorities said on Thursday.
Avoid Popelock! For $95, New Yorkers can take helicopter across Manhattan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Daunted by the prospect of apocalyptic traffic snarls accompanying Pope Francis’ visit, some busy New Yorkers were preparing to pay $95 for a five-minute helicopter ride from Manhattan’s East Side to its West Side on Friday.
Mortgage servicer Ocwen to cut U.S. workforce by 10 percent
(Reuters) – Mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial Corp said it would cut 300 jobs, about 10 percent of its U.S. workforce, in Waterloo, Iowa to save costs.
Baby boy found dead in SUV in Ohio store parking lot
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An 8-month-old boy was found dead in the back of a sports utility vehicle parked for hours in an Ohio store parking lot after one of his parents apparently forgot to drop him off at daycare with his siblings, police said on Thursd…
Pope Francis set to address fractious U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fresh off his meeting with President Barack Obama, Pope Francis delivers a speech on Thursday to a U.S. Congress led by Republicans who have opposed Obama on issues of importance to the pontiff including climate change and immigr…
Six killed, seven injured when SUV chased by Texas police rolls over
(Reuters) – Six people were killed and seven injured when an overcrowded sports utility vehicle being pursued by police and thought to be carrying immigrants flipped several times southwest of Houston early on Thursday, police said.
China’s Xi promises better investment climate, cyber war deal seen
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seeking to warm bilateral ties and project a sunny climate for U.S. business, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Wednesday to cut restrictions on foreign investment, while his chief Internet regulator appeared to lay the groundwo…
Colorado teen arrested over ‘swatting’ of California school: FBI
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado teenager has been arrested on suspicion of calling in fake bomb threats to a California high school this month in so-called “swatting” pranks that prompted the cancellation of classes, the FBI said on Wednesday.
