Storm leads to 1,000 canceled flights in Texas as more snow heads east
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Stormy weather coated parts of Texas and Oklahoma with ice on Saturday, canceling nearly 1,000 flights at the Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport, while more snow headed toward the already winter-weary Midwest and Northeast.
Skating rink roof collapses in Massachusetts, no one hurt
(Reuters) – Part of the snow-covered roof of a Massachusetts skating rink collapsed on Saturday as a youth hockey team was practicing, but no one was hurt, authorities said.
New York’s exploding manhole covers pose unexpected winter hazard
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Salvatore Grillo was walking his Labrador retriever near Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on a cold morning in February when he heard what sounded like a muffled explosion.
Congress averts security agency shutdown with one-week spending fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to a one-week stopgap spending bill for the domestic security agency, averting a partial shutdown with just hours to spare before a midnight deadline.
U.S. appeals court says Boston bomber trial can stay in city
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the trial for the accused Boston Marathon bomber can go ahead in the city, over attempts from his attorneys to change the venue on the basis an impartial jury could not be seated so close to the site of …
Teen girl fatally shot by Denver police hit from left: autopsy
DENVER (Reuters) – A 17-year-old girl fatally shot by Denver police was struck by bullets fired through the left side of the car she was in, autopsy results showed on Friday, which her family says contradicts official reports she tried to run down the …
Eight dead in door-to-door Missouri shooting spree
(Reuters) – A man armed with a handgun went on a house-to-house shooting spree in a rural Missouri town, killing seven relatives and neighbors before taking his own life, officials said on Friday.
U.S. border officials seize record 15 tons of pot at California border
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. customs officers at a California border crossing seized more than 15 tons of marijuana hidden inside a tractor-trailer shipment designated as a cargo of mattresses, the biggest narcotics bust ever at that port of entry, off…
California foster dad gets 19 years to life for sex abuse of six girls
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Southern California foster parent was sentenced on Friday to serve nearly 19 years to life in prison for raping and sexually abusing a half dozen girls who were 9 to 15 years old while in his care, prosecutors said.
Two Seattle-area high schools cancel classes after threats
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two Seattle-area high schools were evacuated and later canceled classes on Friday after receiving security threats, and another high school in Washington state heightened its security after a threatening message was scrawled on a ba…
