Probe of Virginia rocket blast begins; space station supplied
WALLOPS Va./CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) – Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what caused an unmanned U.S. supply rocket to explode in a fireball moments after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad, destroying supplies and equipment bound for…
Florida’s craft beer growler ban battle spills into federal court
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s ban on selling craft beer in reusable 64-ounce jugs known as growlers is harming brewers and their drink-loving customers, a lawyer who is suing the state said on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to overturn the unus…
New York state to set up upstate fuel reserve in November
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A strategic fuel reserve at six locations in upstate New York is expected to be operational in November to ensure gasoline and diesel fuel are available to emergency responders in the event of an emergency such as 2012’s Hurricane …
Catholic Church to close, merge a dozen schools in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Catholic Church will close or merge a dozen of its 240 Chicago-area schools due to falling attendance in some areas of the country’s largest parochial school system, the Archdiocese of Chicago said on Wednesday.
Texas veterinarian indicted for mistreating dog he was to put down
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A Texas veterinarian accused of keeping alive a dog he had promised to euthanize and using it as a source for blood transfusions was charged on Wednesday with animal cruelty.
New York man beheads his mother, steps in front of train: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man decapitated his mother, dumped her head and body on the ground outside their Long Island apartment and walked into the path of a moving commuter train, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. investigator of Colombia scandal quits over prostitution case: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Department of Homeland Security official who ran an investigation of a prostitution scandal involving Secret Service agents in Colombia in 2012 resigned after he was suspected of visiting a prostitute in Florida, the New Y…
Twenty-nine charged in Chicago with ‘cracking cards’ bank fraud scheme
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Twenty-nine people in the Chicago area face state or federal charges for involvement with a bank fraud scheme known as “cracking cards,” which found participants through rap music and social media, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Chrysler recalling over 300,000 Ram trucks for fire hazard
DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Chrysler Group said on Wednesday it is recalling 381,876 Ram trucks mostly in the United States to correct a potential fire hazard.
Man who vanished from Denver NFL game said he ‘had his fill of football’
DENVER (Reuters) – A man who vanished during a National Football League game in Denver last week only to be found safe days later told police afterward that he had had his “fill of football” and had wanted to go somewhere warmer, authorities said on We…
