New York City to have $1.6 billion budget surplus: comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will have a budget surplus totaling $1.6 billion in fiscal years 2015 and 2016, due mainly to higher-than-anticipated tax revenues, the city’s top financial watchdog said on Tuesday.
Fifty hurt when Southern California commuter train slams into truck
OXNARD, Calif. (Reuters) – A Los Angeles-bound commuter train slammed into a produce truck apparently stuck on the tracks in a Southern California city before dawn on Tuesday, injuring 50 people in a fiery crash, some of them critically.
Seven utility workers injured in New Jersey house explosion
(Reuters) – More than a dozen New Jersey utility and emergency service workers were injured, two of them seriously, in a house explosion while they were responding to reports of a gas leak on Tuesday, officials said.
Bill Cosby appearance postponed at Kentucky university
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A March appearance by Bill Cosby at a Kentucky university has been postponed, adding to the list of shows postponed or canceled following accusations of sexual misconduct against the comedian.
U.S. to allow work permits for spouses of some foreign high-tech workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will allow spouses of certain high-tech foreign workers to apply for work permits, an accommodation designed to make things easier for families waiting in long lines for green cards.
Ex-NFL star’s fiancée looked nervous day after alleged killing: witness
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez’s fiancée was visibly nervous the day after an associate of the ex-NFL star was killed, a woman who cleaned Hernandez’s Massachusetts home testified at his murder trial on Tuesday.
U.S. Congress should allow force, not war against Islamic State: Rubio
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, on Tuesday said Congress should deal with Islamic State militants by authorizing use of military force that is not limited in durat…
Man charged in stabbing of member of rapper Nicki Minaj’s tour crew
(Reuters) – Philadelphia police said on Tuesday that they charged a suspect with the stabbing of a member of rapper Nicki Minaj’s touring crew outside a local bar last week.
White House defends Veterans Affairs head after false statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday defended U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald after he apologized for falsely saying he served in the U.S. special forces, but a top Republican said the incident could hurt trus…
CSX says West Virginia rail line still shut after derailment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A CSX Corp rail line in West Virginia remained shut following an explosive oil train derailment on Feb. 16 that damaged the roadbed and tracks, though the type of work required to return the line to service could be completed “in d…
