Senate passes spending bill, ends government shutdown threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Saturday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that lifts the threat of a government shutdown as Congress attempts to wrap up a two-year legislative session marked by bitter partisanship and few major accomplish…
SantaCon merrymakers hit midtown Manhattan for annual pub crawl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Waves of revelers dressed in Santa Claus outfits invaded Midtown Manhattan on Saturday as part of New York’s version of SantaCon, a massive pub crawl that organizers scaled back this year in part to prevent conflicts with a nearby …
New Jersey college buys Atlantic City casino for dorm, branch campus
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A New Jersey college said on Saturday it has completed its $18 million purchase of the shuttered Showboat Atlantic City casino resort from Caesars Entertainment Corp , a deal that would usher in a new dormitory and a branch cam…
$1.1 trillion spending bill clears hurdle in Senate
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted to advance a $1.1 trillion government funding bill late on Saturday, clearing the way for a final vote on the massive spending package.
Four killed after 18-wheeler hits halted Mississippi highway traffic
(Reuters) – Four people were killed early on Saturday after an 18-wheel truck smashed into a row of vehicles that had stopped on a Mississippi Interstate highway to avoid hitting debris spilled by an overturned pickup truck trailer, state police said.
In U.S. spending bill, a tall tale for fishermen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fine print of a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill before the United States Congress includes a passage considered a “high priority” by lawmakers that could resolve a burning issue among the country’s 40 million anglers: doe…
North Carolina protesters call for fresh probe in teen’s hanging
BLADENBORO, N.C. (Reuters) – Several hundred people marched through a small North Carolina town on Saturday to call for a fresh investigation into the August hanging death of a black teenager that was ruled a suicide by local authorities.
Three prisoners, two accused of murder, escape from Alabama jail
(Reuters) – Two men jailed on capital murder charges and another for armed robbery escaped an Alabama jail early on Saturday after tackling and choking a guard, a county sheriff said.
Marchers in Washington, New York, Boston protest police killings
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands marched in Washington, New York and Boston on Saturday to protest killings of unarmed black men by police officers.
Senate passes shutdown reprieve, funding fight drags on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate passed a five-day extension of federal funding on Saturday, staving off a government shutdown and buying lawmakers more time to resolve a fight over a longer, $1.1 trillion spending bill led by Tea Party firebrand Ted …
