New Jersey woman found frozen to death near her home
(Reuters) – A New Jersey woman was found frozen to death in the snow near her home on Sunday morning, authorities said.
Freighter backlog worsens outside major West Coast ports
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Growing numbers of freighters were backed up around the two busiest U.S. cargo hubs on Sunday because of a dispute between shipping companies and dockworkers that has led to a partial shutdown of ports along the West Coast.
Scorpion stings Alaska Airlines passenger, delaying flight
(Reuters) – A scorpion stung a passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight to Portland, Oregon, delaying a flight that originated in Mexico, the carrier said on Sunday.
Northeast hit by blizzards, cold, after record snow
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Northeast struggled to dig out on Sunday from the latest in a series of winter storms that made February the snowiest month in Boston’s history, but bitter cold and huge drifts hampered the effort.
Road rage suspect sought in killing of Las Vegas woman
(Reuters) – Las Vegas police on Sunday were looking for a man suspected of shooting a mother of four to death outside her home in an alleged road range incident.
Managers bunk down at U.S. refineries as strike enters third week
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) – U.S. oil refinery managers are going to the mats, literally, during the biggest fight with union workers in 35 years, bedding down for a third strike week that experts and some employees say raises concerns over safety and oper…
U.S. appears ready to make commercial drone flights much easier
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. aviation regulators are preparing to ease commercial restrictions on small drones under a draft rule to be released Sunday, according to regulators and a government analysis that leaked over the weekend.
Friends remember Arizona aid worker who died in Islamic State captivity
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Reuters) – Friends and colleagues of Kayla Mueller, the aid worker who died while a captive of militants of the Islamic State group in Syria, remembered her on Saturday as someone who was trying to give back in gratitude for a life of…
U.S. agency fixes problem hampering Obamacare applications
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day before the open enrollment deadline for private health coverage under Obamacare, some consumers were unable to submit applications because of “intermittent issues” with income verification, the U.S. Health and Human Service…
In Newark, the American dream is this year’s sweetest Valentine
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – For more than 200 couples who lined up in Newark, New Jersey, on a frigid Valentine’s Day morning, the city’s plan to sell building lots at the bargain price of $1,000 a piece was a chance to make the American dream come true.
