At least seven injured after Kansas rail car explosion
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – Seven people were taken to local hospitals after an explosion inside a rail car repair building in rural Kansas on Thursday afternoon, according to a company spokesman.
Final proposals submitted for Obama presidential library
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Barack Obama Foundation received final proposals on Thursday from four universities to host the U.S. president’s future library, the foundation said.
Convicted money manager to stars avoids repeat trip to U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former money manager to Hollywood stars who served prison time for operating a $10 million investment fraud avoided another trip to the slammer Thursday, even as a Manhattan federal judge said she was “deeply troubled” by his lat…
Food poisoning sickens dozens at Florida office party
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Dozens of people attending an office holiday party in central Florida fell violently ill from apparent food poisoning, authorities said on Thursday.
Major storm knocks out power, disrupts flights in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Pacific storm pummeled drought-parched northern and central California on Thursday with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, disrupting flights, washing out roads and prompting school …
California father of missing family arrested after standoff
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Los Angeles area father sought by police in the disappearance of his wife and four sons was arrested on Thursday after a tense standoff with police on a freeway overpass east of San Diego, and his sons were safely rescued, police said.
Some Atlantic City, N.J., casino tax liens fail to draw bidders
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – Tax collectors in Atlantic City, New Jersey, garnered bids for less than half of the tax liens on bankrupt casinos they had hoped to auction on Thursday, another blow to the city’s already weak coffers.
Ten states, District of Columbia allow minors to buy e-cigarettes: CDC
ATLANTA (Reuters) – More than 16 million children in 10 states and the District of Columbia have legal access to electronic cigarettes, according to a federal study released on Thursday.
Texas woman arrested on suspicion of shooting dead two family members
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder on suspicion of shooting dead two family members in their home in a city west of Dallas, said on Thursday.
Pentagon opts to upgrade current LCS ship design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday ordered the Navy to build a number of new small surface warships based on an upgraded design of existing coastal warships built by Lockheed Martin Corp and Australia’s Austal, skippi…
