Respiratory illness spreads to more than half of U.S. states: CDC
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – More than half of U.S. states have confirmed cases of a respiratory illness that has sickened children with symptoms ranging from mild colds to more severe breathing difficulties, according to health officials.
Boeing, Liquid Robotics to cooperate on maritime surveillance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co , the No. 2 supplier to the U.S. Defense Department, and Liquid Robotics, a top supplier of autonomous ocean vehicles, on Tuesday said they had signed a multiyear agreement to collaborate on products for maritime survei…
U.S. court halts bitcoin mining operation Butterfly Labs: FTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court has shut down Butterfly Labs, a Missouri company the Federal Trade Commission alleges deceptively marketed computers designed to produce bitcoins, the “virtual currency” payment system.
Emergency call tapes detail slaying of family in Florida
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Florida police released on Tuesday the tape from an emergency call placed last week by a 51-year-old felon in which he said he had just shot his daughter and her six children, adding that he planned to shoot himself when officers…
White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammunition in car: prosecutor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A decorated Iraq war veteran who scaled a fence on Friday night and got into the White House had more than 800 rounds of ammunition in his car and had been arrested in July with a sniper rifle and a map on which the executive man…
Boxing champion Mike Tyson helps Las Vegas crash victim: media
(Reuters) – Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson came to the aid of a motorcyclist who crashed on an interstate in Las Vegas last week, U.S. media reported.
Virgin America flight diverted to Omaha after passenger ‘became disruptive’
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles-bound Virgin America Inc flight was diverted to Omaha on Monday after a passenger “became disruptive” and had to be restrained, an airport official said.
Security heightened at Colorado army base after reports of shots fired
(Reuters) – A U.S. Army base in Colorado ordered “an increased security presence” on Monday evening after reports of gun shots on or near the base, Fort Carson authorities said in a statement.
More Americans than ever have never married: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A record 20 percent of adult Americans, or 42 million people, have never married, marking a U.S. demographic and social shift, according to an analysis released on Wednesday.
About 100 climate protesters arrested in march on Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About 100 protesters were arrested on Monday in New York City during a demonstration that at one point blocked streets near the stock exchange to denounce what organizers say is Wall Street’s contribution to climate change.
