BNSF, CP railroads ordered to report U.S. grain shipping plans
(Reuters) – U.S. officials ordered BNSF Railway Co [BNISF.UL] and Canadian Pacific Railway Co to report by Friday their plans to clear a backlog of grain cars after months of service delays blamed on harsh winter weather and high freight demand.
U.S. group changes lung transplant policy for kids
NEWTOWN SQUARE Pa. (Reuters) – A U.S. group that sets policy for organ transplants voted on Monday to adopt a permanent rule to allow some children access to adult lungs.
Friend of Boston bomb suspect rejects plea deal, lawyer says
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is confident he will beat charges he hampered the investigation into the blasts, one of his attorneys said on Monday citing a “lack of evidence” in the case.
Venezuelan arrested for threatening calls after Sandy Hook massacre
(Reuters) – A Venezuelan man suspected of having made dozens of threatening phone calls in the aftermath of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, claiming he was the shooter, appeared in federal court on Monday after being a…
Pennsylvania ex-prosecutor, wife, plead in adoption abuse case
(Reuters) – A former Pennsylvania prosecutor and his wife pleaded no contest on Monday to charges of endangering the welfare of two children they adopted from Ethiopia.
Animals killed and injured when fire hits Tennessee rescue center
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – Firefighters rescued live animals and removed the remains of dead ones from a wildlife rehabilitation facility that caught fire in the Nashville suburb of Joelton on Monday, a fire official said.
Obama to award Medal of Honor to U.S. ex-paratrooper Pitts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will award former Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. award for heroism, on July 21 for gallantry during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghan war, the White House said …
Iraqi-American who staged wife’s murder as hate crime gets life term
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – An Iraqi-American convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death in a slaying staged to look like an anti-Muslim hate crime was sentenced on Monday to 26 years to life in prison.
Obama pushes for family-friendly workplaces at campaign-like ‘summit’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday directed the federal government to give workers more leeway in determining their schedules, part of his goal to make U.S. workplaces more family-friendly – and a broad pitch to Democratic voters a…
Mideast firm to operate new cargo terminal at Port Canaveral, Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) – A Middle Eastern-owned company landed its first North American port operations contract on Monday, a 35-year agreement with Port Canaveral on Florida’s east coast.
