Washington state’s unemployment rate falls to 5.9 percent in March
(Reuters) – Washington state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in March from 6.3 percent both in February and a year earlier as payrolls expanded in all major industries except one, state officials said on Wednesday.
New York cardiologist accused in murder-for-hire plot on fellow doctor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York cardiologist has been arrested and accused of a murder-for-hire plot against a competing doctor, authorities said on Wednesday.
FBI increases reward for information about 2008 Times Square bombing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. federal authorities on Wednesday announced an increased reward of $115,000 for information leading to the conviction of individuals responsible for the 2008 bombing in New York’s Times Square.
Mexican police catch 129 migrants in truck bound for U.S
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican police detained 129 Central American migrants packed into a freight truck who were planning to cross illegally into the United States, a security official said on Wednesday.
Set of all-girl quintuplets born at Texas hospital
(Reuters) – A Houston woman gave birth to five girls in four minutes by cesarean section last week and all are doing well, a Texas hospital said.
Suspected tornado picks up Jeep with occupants in Oregon parking lot
(Reuters) – A rare suspected tornado in Oregon swept across a parking lot at a community college in the city of Eugene, lifting up a Jeep with two people inside and damaging three other vehicles, officials said on Wednesday.
Boston marks somber second anniversary of deadly marathon bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston marked the second anniversary of the deadly attack on its annual marathon on Wednesday with a quiet ceremony at the site where three died, unveiling a pair of banners marked with a heart.
Tombstone of Hillary Clinton’s father knocked over: newspaper
(Reuters) – Police in Pennsylvania said on Tuesday that the tombstone of Hillary Clinton’s father had been knocked over in a possible case of vandalism, the Scranton Times-Tribune newspaper reported, days after she announced her presidential bid.
Texas set to execute man for murder of San Antonio police officer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to execute Manuel Garza on Wednesday for seizing a gun from a San Antonio police officer and fatally shooting him in a struggle in 2001.
Blackstone secures $600 million for Miami luxury mall
MIAMI (Reuters) – Blackstone Group LP has secured a $600 million loan for a Florida developer turning a once dingy, warehouse district in Miami into a premier luxury retail destination, according to sources familiar with the deal.
