Boy survives long fall down California oceanside cliff
(Reuters) – A 4-year-old boy on a family hike on California’s scenic northern coast fell 230 feet (70 meters) down an oceanside cliff but managed to survive and was conscious when rescuers reached him on the rocky shore below, a fire official said on T…
Ceremonies, concerts mark Veterans Day in U.S. capital
ARLINGTON Va. (Reuters) – The U.S. capital marked Veterans Day on Tuesday with ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery where Vice President Joe Biden said the 23 million U.S. veterans were the backbone of the nation.
Defense pleased N.J. teens in football scandal to be tried as juveniles
(Reuters) – Lawyers for New Jersey high school football players charged in a hazing scandal that led to the remainder of the season being canceled praised on Tuesday a prosecutor’s decision to charge their clients as juveniles.
Students file suit over sexual abuse by teacher at Michigan school
(Reuters) – Five boys who allege they were sexually harassed or assaulted by a teacher at a Michigan school filed suit against the school district on Tuesday, charging that the district failed to provide a safe environment, a lawyer for the students sa…
Wisconsin veteran buried, 47 years after going missing in action
(Reuters) – A Vietnam War veteran from Wisconsin was laid to rest on Tuesday in a Veterans Day ceremony, 47 years after he was severely wounded in a battle near the Cambodian border and died of his wounds shortly after being captured.
Cold sweeping south, northern Great Lakes hit by early heavy snow
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Drivers faced a second day of unseasonably heavy snow and some businesses and schools shut down in the northern Great Lakes region on Tuesday, while a cold front was expected to push cold air south as far as Texas on Wednesday.
Special Report: For these oil and gas bets, the odds favor the house
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Atlas Energy LP has a deal for investors eager to get in on the U.S. energy boom: Contribute at least $25,000 in a partnership that will drill for oil and gas in Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania and then share any revenue from the wells’ output.
Five people killed in New Orleans house fire
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Five people, including three children, died in a fire early on Tuesday in a New Orleans home with no working smoke detectors, fire officials said.
New York City police to stop arresting for low-level marijuana possession
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police will begin issuing a summons rather than making a misdemeanor arrest for most people caught carrying small amounts of marijuana, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said on Monday.
Mormon church admits founder Joseph Smith had about 40 wives
(Reuters) – The Mormon church has admitted that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women including a 14-year-old and others who were already the wives of his followers, having maintained for nearly 200 years that he was monogamous.
