New York City bill would pay for evidence of illegal vehicle idling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City, in an effort to cut down on carbon emissions, could allow concerned citizens to earn thousands of dollars by video-taping vehicles idling illegally, officials said on Tuesday.
Clinton: would have been better to have second email address
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Likely Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday it would have been better if she had used a government email account and a separate mobile device as U.S. secretary of state, but said the vast majority of he…
Egan funeral pays homage to late cardinal for his humility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roman Catholic Cardinal Edward Egan, the retired archbishop of New York who helped sustain the city after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was remembered for his humility at his funeral on Tuesday before a crowd filling St. Patrick’s C…
U.S. Navy chief aims to finish list of ‘unfunded priorities’ soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert said he expects to complete work this week on a list of “unfunded priorities” for Congress that may include some Boeing Co F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets.
Boeing says optimistic about extending fighter line
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Tuesday it was optimistic about extending production of its F/A-18E/F and EA-18G fighter jets beyond 2017 given possible foreign orders and U.S. Navy officials’ recent statements about the need for more planes.
Obama administration pulls proposal to ban armor-piercing ammo
(Reuters) – A proposal to ban a popular bullet was pulled by U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration on Tuesday after opposition by gun rights supporters and members of Congress.
Washington state kidnapper caught on video running with toddler
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A baby boy who was seen on video being abducted by a man in a park in Washington state was saved thanks to his two young siblings screaming and giving chase, authorities said on Tuesday.
Jury in Boston Marathon bomb trial sees blood-stained note
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jurors in the trial on Tuesday of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev got to see the blood-stained message that prosecutors say he wrote on the inside of a boat he was hiding in before his violent capture, explaining hi…
U.S. Marshals: three winning bidders in last week’s bitcoin auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service announced on Tuesday that three bidders won last week’s third auction of bitcoins seized from Ross Ulbricht, convicted of operating black-market website Silk Road.
Pennsylvania man sentenced to prison for killing police dog
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced on Tuesday to at least 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing a Pittsburgh police dog while officers were trying to arrest him, officials said.
