Arizona motorist, 82, rescued after pick-up plunges off cliff
(Reuters) – Police and firefighters used a basket and ropes to hoist an 82-year-old man to safety after his pickup truck left a rural road in Arizona and plunged 50 feet off a cliff, authorities said on Thursday.
El Nino almost certain to last through summer: U.S. climate center
NEW YORK (Reuters) – El Nino is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, according to the U.S. weather forecaster, raising the chance of heavy rain in South America and scorching heat in Asia that could devastate crops of thirsty …
U.S. charges Perella Weinberg banker, father for insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities brought criminal charges on Thursday against an investment banker at Perella Weinberg Partners and his father for allegedly engaging in insider trading ahead of five healthcare mergers.
Largest U.S. needle exchange tries free meth pipes in Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Occasional crystal meth smoker Richard Russell ambles up to a church storage garage in a Seattle alley and a recovering drug addict hands him two brand new meth pipes, no questions asked.
Protests in Wisconsin after prosecutor ruling on teen shooting
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Hundreds of people protested Wednesday in Wisconsin’s capital, blocking a road a day after a prosecutor ruled that a Madison police officer’s fatal shooting of an unarmed biracial teenager was justified.
Patient in Connecticut tests negative for Ebola
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A patient being monitored at a Connecticut hospital for possible Ebola after traveling in Liberia has tested negative for the deadly virus but positive for malaria, hospital officials said on Wednesday.
Amtrak train in Philadelphia wreck was traveling at twice speed limit
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing seven people and injuring more than 200, was barreling into a curved stretch of track at 100-plus miles per hour, twice the speed limit, when the engineer slammed on the br…
Fund managers make big bet on high-end malls via Simon
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Even as the rise of online retailers such as Amazon.com Inc leads analysts to predict the eventual death of the American shopping mall, real estate fund managers are betting some will prosper – if they can lure the right kind of consumer.
Virginia governor pardons man after decades in prison
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday pardoned a man who spent nearly three decades in prison for a crime officials now say he did not commit, McAuliffe said.
California prison inspection uncovers unsanitary conditions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – An inspection of a controversial California prison revealed unsanitary conditions, from a lack of hot water and incorrect storage of raw food to rodent droppings, a state report shows.
