U.S. urban park makeovers – boon and bane for residents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A handsome brick pathway spanning the Harlem River offers two very different views: One a glittering Manhattan skyline and the other a glimpse of the gritty Bronx, the last frontier for inexpensive housing in New York City.
Wisconsin Assembly OKs right-to-work bill, governor supports
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Weary Wisconsin lawmakers on Friday approved a bill that stops private sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment and sent it to Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is expecte…
Train carrying liquefied propane derails in Vermont, no danger posed: report
(Reuters) – A train carrying 15 tanker cars of liquefied propane derailed in Essex junction, Vermont, late on Thursday, but no flammable gas was leaked and there was no danger to the public, according to a local news website on Friday.
Truck driver in fatal Washington crash cited for collision last year
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state truck driver who apparently fell asleep at the wheel before swerving into oncoming traffic, killing a woman in a car and striking a school bus filled with children, was cited for causing a collision last year, off…
Boston high school dean ran drug ring, tried to kill teen: prosecutors
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts high school dean charged with the attempted execution-style murder of a student he had inducted into an alleged drug ring had once worked with Boston police on efforts to combat drugs and gangs, a police spokesman sai…
Weather-battered U.S. consumers skip mall, order in and head south
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumers battered by the wretched winter weather still afflicting much of the eastern half of the country have responded by ordering in rather than eating out, flying more frequently to Florida and cutting out trips to the ma…
Florida man sentenced for helping baseball star Puig flee Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida man who pleaded guilty to helping smuggle Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig out of Cuba was sentenced to one month in prison followed by five months of house arrest, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Connecticut governor to get report on stopping school shootings
HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – The Connecticut panel charged by Governor Dannel Malloy with finding ways to reduce school violence after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is set to present its final recommendations to the governor on Friday.
Briton arrested over hack into U.S. Department of Defense
LONDON (Reuters) – British detectives have arrested a man suspected of being part of a group which hacked into the U.S. Department of Defense last year, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Friday.
Wisconsin Assembly slogs through debate on right-to-work bill; unions cry foul
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Weary Wisconsin lawmakers debated into the early hours of Friday a measure supported by Republican Governor Scott Walker that would stop private-sector workers from having to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employme…
