Record-breaking cold closes U.S. schools, sends penguins inside
(Reuters) – Record-breaking cold that gripped the U.S. East and Midwest on Thursday snarled travel, shut schools, filled homeless shelters and even led to zoo penguins being ordered inside.
South Dakota standoff ends with suspect’s surrender
(Reuters) – An armed man who shot a state trooper and barricaded himself in a southeastern South Dakota house on Wednesday has surrendered to authorities, authorities said on Thursday.
Saudi man ordered to leave U.S. over Texas army base incident
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Saudi national who prompted a four-hour lockdown at a U.S. Army post in Texas in November when he claimed to have a bomb in his car pleaded guilty to two federal charges on Thursday and agreed to leave the country in a deal to…
Atlantic City to slash costs but reject more state oversight
(Reuters) – Atlantic City has endorsed steep budget cuts but rejected the idea of a state-appointed emergency manager as part of the struggling New Jersey gambling hub’s recovery plan.
Atlantic City to slash costs but reject more state oversight
(Reuters) – Atlantic City has endorsed steep budget cuts but rejected the idea of a state-appointed emergency manager as part of the struggling New Jersey gambling hub’s recovery plan.
Man shot by officers at Ohio airport had criminal past
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The man shot and killed by police at a Columbus, Ohio, airport on Wednesday had a long criminal history and was once committed to a mental hospital for attempted murder, according to court records.
Slump in New York arrests, fines hits traffic lawyers, bail bondsmen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sharp drop in arrests and fines in New York may prove costly for the city but it could already be hurting some traffic lawyers and bail bonds firms, which are seeing their phones ring less often as fewer people are in trouble and…
Atlanta fire chief who criticized homosexuality may fight ouster
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Atlanta’s ousted fire chief is considering a legal challenge against the city, Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom said on Thursday, arguing that his firing over a book critical of homosexuality was an attack on his fai…
Ohio to change execution drugs after inmate’s prolonged death
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio will halt use of the two-drug lethal injection combination that led to the protracted death of an inmate a year ago and has postponed an execution scheduled for February, officials said on Thursday.
Obama tells Americans: Don’t buy a gas guzzler
PHOENIX (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Americans on Thursday that cheap U.S. gasoline prices would not last and that they should not buy gas-guzzling vehicles.
