Connecticut governor seeks transportation funding in second term
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said on Wednesday that he wants to create a “lock box” for transportation funding because states that do not invest in infrastructure will face long-term economic struggles.
‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’: large part of U.S. in deep freeze
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Schools closed in cities across the Midwest and as far south as Tennessee to protect children from bitterly cold temperatures as wind chill warnings were issued on Wednesday for a large part of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains.
Ex-South Carolina police chief on trial for shooting death of unarmed man
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former police chief in South Carolina showed malice and poor judgment in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in 2011, a prosecutor said at his murder trial on Wednesday.
Obama touts auto bailout success, Michigan worries about trade
WAYNE, Mich. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, on a trip to unveil elements of his State of the Union address, took a victory lap in Michigan on Wednesday to tout his support of the auto industry, but concerns about trade policies hung in the backgro…
Naked man arrested fleeing scene of upstate New York triple murder
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – Police in the central New York city of Utica apprehended a man wearing no clothes fleeing the scene of a “gruesome” triple murder just after midnight on Wednesday, authorities said.
Comedy host attacked on stage with baseball bat: police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A would-be comedian who had been barred from performing at a Seattle-area club climbed the venue’s stage and attacked the show’s host with a baseball bat, police said on Wednesday.
Jennings of NFL’s Bears arrested on drunken driving charges
(Reuters) – Two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Tim Jennings of the Chicago Bears was arrested on Wednesday in an Atlanta suburb on charges of drunken driving, speeding and reckless driving, authorities in Georgia’s Gwinnett County said.
Arrest made in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ arson in San Francisco
(Reuters) – Police on Wednesday arrested a woman suspected of setting small fires at the San Francisco home featured in the 1993 Robin Williams comedy “Mrs. Doubtfire,” in what may have been a dispute between a former patient and the physician who owns…
Ohio woman in critical condition after fire kills five family members
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio woman who lost five members of her family in a house trailer fire, including her baby great-grandson, remained in critical condition on Wednesday as officials investigated the cause of the blaze.
United Airlines attendants claim fired over their security concerns
(Reuters) – A group of 13 flight attendants say they were illegally fired by United Airlines after refusing to fly on a Hong Kong-bound plane last July that had a “threatening” message scrawled under its tail engine, according to a complaint filed with…
