Cuban baseball player Yasmani Tomas defects
HAVANA (Reuters) – A 23-year-old Cuban outfielder has defected, official media reported on Friday, apparently in hopes of joining compatriots who have signed lucrative contracts with Major League Baseball teams.
U.S. Army general who had improper liaisons will retire at lower rank
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. Army general reprimanded for improper relationships with junior female officers but cleared of sexual assault charges will be retired at a reduced rank that strips him of some pension benefits, Army Secretary John …
U.S. creates new CEO position for Obamacare insurance market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s new health secretary moved swiftly on Friday to shore up administration oversight of Obamacare with a series of management changes to address weaknesses blamed for last year’s crash of the federal website…
Bullet shatters New York hospital window, injures patient
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A single bullet shattered the window of a New York hospital room on Friday, injuring a patient who suffered glass cuts to her face, a police spokesman said.
Michigan governor signs bills for Detroit bankruptcy plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Friday signed into law bills that complete funding for a key component of Detroit’s plan to adjust $18 billion of debt and exit the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Florida stiffens law after woman tricked into taking abortion pill
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed into law harsher penalties for crimes that cause the death of a fetus, no matter how early in the pregnancy.
Homeland Security says 52,000 minors at U.S. borders since October
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Since October, 52,000 unaccompanied children have arrived on the U.S. border with Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday, underscoring an immigration problem seen by the White House as a humanitarian crisis.
At least one dead in building collapse in southern New Jersey: media
(Reuters) – At least one person died after a building in southern New Jersey partially collapsed on Friday afternoon, according to local media.
NJ’s bankrupt Revel casino gets cash lifeline to hunt for buyer
CAMDEN N.J. (Reuters) – Atlantic City’s bankrupt Revel Casino Hotel has received court approval to borrow $23.9 million that it said would keep the 1,400-room resort operating for the coming month as it scrambles to find a buyer.
Pilot reports laser strike on approach to Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The captain of a US Airways flight earlier this week reported being visually impaired by a laser strike as the jet approached Los Angeles International Airport, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said on Friday.
