Rebuilt confidence in New Orleans flood controls fuels rebuilding
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – When Angele Givens looks around her neighborhood in the Gentilly section of New Orleans, she is struck by the contrast with 10 years ago, when Hurricane Katrina triggered floods that filled her home and tens of thousands of others with water. Today, more than 80 percent of the structures in her Vista Park neighborhood have been renovated or rebuilt, and work is underway on others. But the area may never have staged its comeback without a rebuilding of confidence in
Opening arguments expected in New England prep school rape trial
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – Opening statements are expected on Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of raping a fellow student at one of the United States’ most prestigious preparatory schools.
U.S. airlines group expects busy Labor Day travel
(Reuters) – Labor Day air travel in the United States will be even busier this year than last.
Lawyers for Texas gay couple settle suit over marriage license
(Reuters) – A federal lawsuit against a Texas county clerk who denied a gay couple a marriage license has been settled, lawyers for the two men said on Monday.
White House, Cuba work to resume scheduled commercial flights: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is seeking an agreement with Cuba to begin scheduled commercial flights between the two countries as soon as December, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing officials.
Ex-police officer faces murder charge in Virginia shooting death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Virginia police officer was charged with second-degree murder on Monday for a 2013 on-duty shooting death of a man who had his hands raised, police said.
First two women soldiers pass elite U.S. Army Ranger course
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two women have made military history after becoming the first female soldiers to pass the U.S. Army’s grueling Ranger Course, the Army said on Monday.
Apparel maker Patagonia stops buying Ovis 21 wool after PETA video
(Reuters) – Outdoor clothing maker Patagonia said on Monday it has stopped buying wool from the Ovis 21 network of farms in Argentina after U.S. animal rights activists released video of workers there slashing and stabbing lambs with knives.
New York man plotted to harm Muslims, Obama with X-ray device: prosecutor
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – A Ku Klux Klan member conspired to use a remote-controlled X-ray device hidden in a truck, which he called “Hiroshima on a light switch,” as a weapon of mass destruction to harm Muslims and President Barack Obama, a prosecutor …
Massachusetts lawyer avoids prison for trading on golfer’s tips
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts lawyer was sentenced to eight months of home confinement on Monday, avoiding prison for trading on inside information about American Superconductor Corp that prosecutors say a fellow golfer learned from an executive.
