Philadelphia Old City fire destroys landmark clothing store
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A fire destroyed a long-time apparel store in Philadelphia’s Old City on Wednesday along Market Street, one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares, officials said.
Mississippi River closed in Iowa after barge hits bridge
(In April 8 story, corrects ownership of bridge to Canadian Pacific not Union Pacific, paragraph 4.)
Two moms, a baby and a legal first for U.S. gay marriage
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Last month a baby in Tennessee made history: Emilia Maria Jesty was the first child born in the state to have a woman listed on the birth certificate as her “father.”
Texas to execute Mexican national for murder and rape
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to execute on Wednesday Ramiro Hernandez, 44, a Mexican citizen who was convicted of bludgeoning a man to death and repeatedly raping his wife.
U.S. Marine shot dead at North Carolina base
(Reuters) – A U.S. Marine was killed at a military base in North Carolina on Tuesday when a sentry’s rifle discharged, a base spokesman said, without specifying whether the shooting was intentional.
Suspected Mexican cartel hitman charged in California murders
(Reuters) – An alleged Mexican drug cartel hitman was charged on Tuesday with nine murders in a killing spree spanning three decades in California, Central California officials said.
Shuttle bus drivers go on strike at Phoenix airport
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Striking shuttle bus drivers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport walked off the job on Tuesday in a labor dispute that could affect the estimated 25,000 riders who use rental cars and travel within the airport’s terminals da…
U.S. Secret Service reassigns staff, eyes alcohol rules after misconduct
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service is reassigning staff and studying changes to its rules on alcohol consumption after agents were sent home following a night of drinking on a recent trip to Europe ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit, a…
Former socialite found guilty in Arizona car bomb death of ex-husband
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A former Arizona socialite was convicted of first-degree murder on Tuesday in the 1996 car-bomb killing of her ex-husband, a prominent real estate developer, in the parking lot of a Tucson resort, prosecutors said.
Gunman who opened fire at L.A. police had applied to join department
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gunman who opened fire in a Los Angeles police station, shooting an officer seven times in the arms and torso as he returned fire, had previously applied to join the department, a police spokesmen said on Tuesday.
