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.
U.S. agency says work to fix problem hampering Obamacare applications
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day before the open enrollment deadline for private health coverage under Obamacare, some consumers are unable to submit applications because of “intermittent issues” with income verification, the U.S. Health and Human Services…
Labor secretary to help reach West Coast port deal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Labor Secretary Tom Perez will travel to California to help broker an agreement between shipping companies and dockworkers in a dispute that has led to a partial shutdown of ports along the U.S. West Coast, the White House said …
New week, new blizzard for winter-weary New England
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Northeast on Saturday braced for yet another blizzard, which looks set to hit parts of New England that are already buried under record-setting snow, forecasters said.
Zaha Hadid brings her creative touch to Miami skyline
MIAMI (Reuters) – For renowned international architect Zaha Hadid, something in Miami never added up: the architecture didn’t match the city.
FBI monitoring investigation of fire at Houston Islamic center
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The FBI is monitoring an investigation into a fire that destroyed a building at an Islamic institute in Houston and could take a more active role, a bureau spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Coroner orders inquest in fatal police shooting in Washington state: paper
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state coroner has ordered an inquest into the fatal shooting by police of a man who was throwing rocks at the officers in an incident captured on video, according to a newspaper report on Saturday.
