Florida lawmakers take a swing at rules for Cuban baseball players
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – The Florida state legislature passed a bill on Friday that would allow Major League Baseball teams in the state to seek subsidies for ballpark improvements, but only if MLB changes its hiring rules for Cuban players.
Coffee Bean chain founder Herbert Hyman dies at age 82
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Herbert Hyman, who founded the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in 1963 and saw the chain expand to nearly a thousand stores in 29 countries, has died at age 82, a spokeswoman for the company said on Friday.
First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed: CDC
(Reuters) – A healthcare worker who had traveled to Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), an often fatal illness, raising new concerns about the rapid spread of such diseases, the U.S. Centers for Di…
Bear that bit Missouri students has no rabies, is spared
(Reuters) – A two-month-old bear cub that bit and scratched at least 18 students at a Missouri college poses no rabies threat and won’t be killed, school officials said on Friday.
Girl’s blood in suspect’s trailer, Virginia prosecutor tells jury
LOVINGSTON, Virginia (Reuters) – The blood of a missing 17-year-old Virginia girl along with signs of a violent struggle were found in the trailer of a man charged with her murder, a prosecutor said in opening arguments of the handyman’s trial on Frida…
U.S. projected firefighting costs exceed budget by $470 million
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The U.S. government expects to spend $470 million more than it has on hand to fight wildfires in a season that has already brought large blazes to California and Western states, where drought is worsening fire risks, federal o…
Nineteen hurt in New York subway derailment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City subway train carrying 1,000 riders derailed on Friday morning while traveling through a tunnel in the borough of Queens, injuring 19 people, city fire officials said.
Detroit’s civilian retiree group agrees to pension cuts
(Reuters) – The group representing the largest block of Detroit’s retired workers on Friday agreed to accept the city’s proposed cuts to their pension benefits, the latest in a string of deals the city has struck in an effort to resolve its historic ba…
Bundy sons in Nevada accuse feds of assault in police complaint
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Sons and sisters of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who has been resisting efforts by federal agents to seize his cattle grazing without permits on public land, filed police complaints with the local sheriff’s office on Friday ac…
Two Alaska troopers who appeared on reality TV killed in remote village
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Two Alaska State Troopers, who have been featured in a reality TV show, were killed while investigating a report of a person brandishing a gun in a remote village, officials said on Friday.
