End of the road approaches for prominent Boston gun-control sign
BOSTON (Reuters) – An iconic sign bearing pro-gun-control messages that has hung near Fenway Park in Boston for almost two decades will soon lose its home.
Steaming mad: Maine charges lobsterman for ‘egregious’ catch violation
BOSTON (Reuters) – Maine wildlife officials are pressing charges against a local fisherman for possessing hundreds of undersized or otherwise protected lobsters, calling it one of the state’s most “egregious” lobstering violations in a quarter century….
Police find Connecticut man in house with mother’s corpse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suburban Connecticut man is believed to have been living with the corpse of his mother for weeks, possibly months, before his brother called police to complain he was being kept from entering their home on Mother’s Day, police sa…
White House official to visit much-criticized Phoenix veterans medical facility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top aide to President Barack Obama will travel to Phoenix on Wednesday to visit the medical facility at the heart of allegations involving delays in healthcare for military veterans.
GM recalls another 2.6 million vehicles, doubles second-quarter charge
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is recalling another 2.6 million vehicles globally, raising the number of vehicles it has recalled so far this year to almost 15.4 million.
U.S. postal worker investigated in death of small dog in Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service is investigating a report that a mail carrier in Texas fatally injured a 10-pound (4.5 kg) Yorkshire Terrier that he said attacked him by hitting it in the head with a rock, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Federal judge to rule on Pennsylvania’s law barring gay marriage
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A federal judge was expected to rule on Tuesday on whether Pennsylvania can continue to bar same-sex marriage, the latest in a series of court decisions across the nation determining gay couples’ right to wed.
Judge keeps corruption charges against ex-Virginia governor, wife
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied requests to dismiss federal bribery and corruption charges against former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife Maureen, clearing the way for a July trial.
40-foot sinkhole swallows part of Tennessee football field
(Reuters) – Engineers were working Tuesday to close a yawning sinkhole that gobbled up a part of the end zone of a Tennessee university’s football stadium.
McDonald’s new ‘Happy’ mascot dubbed McScary in social media
CHICAGO (Reuters) – McDonald’s restaurant chain says its new “Happy” mascot will bring “fun and excitement” to its children’s meals, but social media contend the toothy, red box-shaped character will have the opposite effect.
