Consumer spending, inventories seen lifting U.S. second-quarter GDP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth likely rebounded in the second-quarter from a winter-induced slump at the start of the year and will probably continue to gather momentum through the rest of 2014.
U.S. lawmakers expand probe of federal biolab mishaps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Monday said they were expanding their investigation of federal biosecurity lapses including problems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that led to the mishandling of anthrax and bird flu pathogen…
Man killed, daughter hurt in Florida beach plane crash
(Reuters) – A man was killed and his daughter injured on Sunday when a small plane crash-landed on a Florida beach, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
Man found dead trapped between elevator and shaft wall in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man was found dead trapped between the outside of an elevator and the wall of the elevator shaft in a New York City apartment building on Monday morning, police said.
Foreign buyers fuel concerns amid Miami luxury condo boom
MIAMI (Reuters) – As construction cranes crowd the coastline and developers strive to lure wealthy international buyers with brand name towers and lavish amenities, there are signs Miami’s latest condo boom has begun to slow and a possible oversupply could temper record prices.
Tanker with Iraqi Kurdish crude cleared to unload cargo off Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan was cleared by the U.S. Coast Guard to unload its cargo at sea off Texas on Sunday as a State Department official signaled Washington would not intervene to block delivery of the cont…
One dead after lightning strikes crowd at California beach
(Reuters) – One man died and at least eight people were injured on Sunday in a lightning strike during a rare thunderstorm at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, officials said.
Family of five found shot dead in Maine home: police
BOSTON (Reuters) – Five members of a family, including three children, were found shot dead at their southern Maine home on Sunday, with a gun located near one of the bodies and no outside involvement suspected, a police spokesman said.
New York Times backs sending federal marijuana ban up in smoke
(Reuters) – The New York Times editorial board on Saturday endorsed a repeal of the federal ban on marijuana, becoming the largest paper in the nation to back the idea as it compared the U.S. government’s stance on America’s most widely used illicit dr…
Tentative agreement reached on U.S. veterans’ funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A tentative agreement has been reached by the chairmen of the U.S. Senate and House veterans committees on legislation aimed at resolving the Veterans Affairs healthcare crisis, their spokesmen said on Sunday.
