Jacques Cousteau’s grandson starts planned 31-day undersea stay
MIAMI (Reuters) – Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, descended on Sunday for a planned month-long undersea stay in laboratory off Florida, attempting to break a record for a similar sojourn set by his grandfather a …
As many as four people missing after boat sinks off Chicago
(Reuters) – As many as four people were missing and two others were rescued after a power boat capsized and sank in chilly waters near Chicago, the Coast Guard said on Sunday.
Private jet catches fire on takeoff in Massachusetts, seven dead
(Reuters) – Seven people were killed on Saturday when a private Gulfstream IV jet caught fire and crashed as it tried to take off from a small airfield near Boston, aviation authorities said.
Family, hometown celebrate U.S. soldier’s release from Taliban
HAILEY Idaho (Reuters) – Balloons, symbolic yellow ribbons and celebratory signs sprouted up in the small mountain community of Hailey, Idaho, on Saturday after news that native son U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had been freed after almost five year…
Gunman kills Virginia police officer, teenager in shooting spree
(Reuters) – A gunman in Norfolk, Virginia, shot a passing motorist to death and killed a police officer in a shooting spree before dying in a struggle with another officer on Friday night, authorities said on Saturday.
Six climbers feared dead on Washington’s Mount Rainier
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Six climbers who disappeared three days ago on Washington’s Mount Rainier are not expected to be found alive, the National Parks Service said on Saturday after search teams found their scattered gear.
U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, five Taliban prisoners to leave Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last U.S. prisoner of war from America’s waning Afghan war was handed over to U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan on Saturday in a dramatic swap for five Taliban detainees who were released from Guantanamo Bay priso…
Six climbers missing on Washington’s Mount Rainier
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A search is under way for six climbers missing on Washington’s Mount Rainier since Wednesday, the National Parks Service said on Saturday.
Requiem for a row house: Philadelphia neighborhood sees off old home
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – By the time the funeral started on a Philadelphia street, all the folding seats were full and a standing room-only crowd had begun to gather.
Obama accepts veterans affairs chief resignation with ‘regret’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday after a political firestorm over widespread delays in veterans’ medical care, leaving President Barack Obama with a freer hand to address systemic problems bedevili…
