More than 15,000 buildings without power after Oklahoma tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – About 15,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma and Arkansas were without power on Thursday after tornadoes touched down in the states a day earlier, leaving at least one person dead and scores of structures damaged.
U.S. public pension fund investments resume growth in fourth quarter
(Reuters) – U.S. public pension funds investments saw their growth rekindle, rising to $3.34 trillion in the fourth quarter after suffering a slight setback in their rise the previous quarter, U.S. Census data showed on Thursday.
One killed, several injured in Texas highway bridge collapse
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and several others were injured when a truck hit a support beam on a highway bridge under construction above Interstate 35 in central Texas, causing a collapse that showered debris on vehicles, o…
Pentagon research arm says military must react faster to tech changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The famed Pentagon research arm that gave the world the Internet and the miniaturized GPS receivers used in consumer devices said on Thursday one of its key goals now is to ensure U.S. troops do not get left behind as technologie…
Modeling agency owner alleges he lost business after Epstein sex scandal
(Reuters) – A modeling agency owner is suing U.S. financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, claiming that Epstein’s high-profile legal troubles have unfairly embroiled him and damaged his agency’s reputation.
Firefighter dies in Cincinnati apartment building fire
(Reuters) – A firefighter with three decades of service with Cincinnati’s fire department died on Thursday after falling five stories down an elevator shaft while fighting a multi-alarm apartment building blaze, officials said.
U.S. ad campaign points to dangers of dual cigarette/e-cig use
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is launching an ad campaign warning consumers against the dual use of e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes.
U.S. Ebola patient’s condition improved to serious: NIH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. patient being treated for the Ebola virus at a National Institutes of Health facility in Maryland has improved to serious condition from critical, the NIH said on Thursday.
Detroit mom whose children were found in freezer to face murder charges
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Michigan magistrate judge set a bond of $1 million on Thursday for a mother of two children found dead in a freezer in a Detroit apartment, after a prosecutor said that murder charges will be filed.
Grandma Cissy prays for Bobbi Kristina but ‘not a great deal of hope’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cissy Houston, the grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who was found unresponsive in a bathtub in January, is praying for her recovery but she admitted there was little hope.
