Hot air balloon drifts into ocean in California, surfers come to rescue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A hot air balloon carrying a man who had just proposed to his girlfriend drifted into the ocean off the Southern California coast, where daring surfers grabbed a rope to pull the aircraft to shore, an official said on Monday.
NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars apologize for Ebola prank by mascot
(Reuters) – The National Football League’s Jacksonville Jaguars apologized on Monday after their mascot used the Ebola epidemic to taunt fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Child in Seattle suburb under boil water order sickened by E. coli
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A child living in a wealthy Seattle suburb under orders to boil its tap water after tests showed the presence of E. coli has become infected with the bacteria, authorities said on Monday.
Boeing to build some 777X parts in St. Louis: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co plans to start building some parts of its 777X commercial airliner at the company’s huge defense business facility in St. Louis, a move that will add hundreds of jobs in several years, according to sources familiar with…
U.S. wealthy give less income to charity, mid-earners give more: report
(Reuters) – Wealthy Americans contributed less of their incomes to charity while low and middle-income residents gave more in the years surrounding the Great Recession, according to a newly released report by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Teen driver in fiery California crash that killed five lacked license
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old boy behind the wheel in a fiery Los Angeles-area car crash that killed five teenage passengers over the weekend did not have a driver’s license, the California Highway Patrol said on Monday.
Claims for compensation from GM for faulty switch rise 30 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of claims of injury and death linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors Co cars rose 30 percent last week to 1,130, according to a report on Monday from the lawyer overseeing a program set up to compensate a…
Jail time ordered for Florida clinic owner in baseball doping scandal
MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday revoked the bail of the former anti-aging clinic owner at the center of a Major League Baseball doping scandal after he twice tested positive for cocaine.
Supreme Court declines to review Massachusetts man’s al Qaeda support conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Massachusetts man’s appeal of his 2011 conviction on charges of supporting the Islamic militant group al Qaeda.
Supreme Court declines to review Massachusetts man’s al Qaeda support conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Massachusetts man’s appeal of his 2011 conviction on charges of supporting the Islamic militant group al Qaeda.
