Biggest U.S. power grid PJM hits monthly record due to cold snap
(Reuters) – PJM Interconnection, the operator of the biggest power grid in the United States, said on Wednesday that demand for power hit a new record for the month of November due to the cold weather.
Secret Service chief says agency ‘severely damaged’ by lapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting head of the U.S. Secret Service said on Wednesday that the agency charged with protecting the president had been “severely damaged” by harmful lapses, including allowing a knife-carrying man to jump a fence and run int…
Activist Sharpton denies New York Times report on unpaid taxes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton on Wednesday dismissed as misleading a New York Times report that he owes millions of dollars in unpaid taxes and an organization he heads did not pay federal payroll taxes for its employe…
New York man found dead in bathtub with throat slashed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police are investigating the death of a man found with his throat slashed in a bathtub and identified by local media as a prominent banker, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Limited challenge to Michigan emergency manager law moves forward
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Michigan’s emergency manager law to move forward on grounds that it might discriminate on the basis of race.
Obama to announce go-it-alone plan on immigration Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will outline a plan on Thursday to relax U.S. immigration policy and grant relief from deportation to as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants in a go-it-alone move that will deepen a partisan divide wi…
Maine man uses knife to rescue baby from car wreck
BANGOR Maine (Reuters) – A man who happened upon a car wreck in a remote area of Maine crawled into the over-turned vehicle in a water-filled ditch and rescued a baby girl inside by cutting off the straps of her car seat with his knife, police said.
Connecticut approves $5 million for new Sandy Hook school
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut’s bond commission on Wednesday approved $5 million in funding to cover design costs for a new elementary school in Newtown, after the original was torn down following one of America’s worst mass shootings there in…
Marine who vanished twice to face trial on desertion charge
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine accused of deserting the military after disappearing in Iraq and then again failing to report for duty in North Carolina nearly 10 years ago will face a court martial in December, the Marine Corps said on We…
Oklahoma police officer charged with raping women while on duty
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting 13 women while on duty will face trial for 35 felony counts including rape and sexual assault, court officials said on Wednesday.
