Washington Monument to reopen after earthquake repairs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Monument, long a landmark on the U.S. capital’s skyline, will reopen on Monday after being closed for repairs for almost three years after it was damaged in an earthquake.
Mother’s Day snowstorm blankets parts of Colorado, Wyoming
DENVER (Reuters) – A Mother’s Day snowstorm blanketed the Northern Rockies on Sunday, prompting road closures in Colorado and Wyoming, and the same weather system prompted tornado watches in several Midwestern states as it moves eastward, officials sai…
Body of third victim found after Virginia hot air balloon crash
(Reuters) – Search teams in Virginia on Sunday discovered the body of the third person who died when a hot air balloon struck a power line and plummeted to the ground in flames, police said.
Fossils withdrawn from auction donated to new Kansas museum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A collection of 85 million-year-old fossils including a fish as big as a great white shark with a face like a bulldog has been donated to a new Kansas museum after an outcry from scientists helped scrap a San Diego museum’s plans…
Cheap buses lure travelers from rails, sky with new frills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forget the grimy terminals and uncomfortable buses of the past. Discount U.S. carriers are luring a new generation of riders from young tourists to business travelers with amenities such as free Internet and leather seats.
Small plane with French tourists crashes in Arizona, one dead
(Reuters) – One person was killed and another seriously injured when a small plane carrying a group of French tourists crashed while attempting to land at an Arizona airport, authorities said on Sunday.
Gunmen kill man, wound six at toddlers’ party in California
(Reuters) – Gunmen killed a man and wounded six people including a seven-year-old child when they opened fire on a toddler’s birthday party in California, in what police said on Sunday might have been a gang-related shooting.
New York moves 9/11 attack victims’ remains to Ground Zero
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The unidentified remains of those killed in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City were moved into a repository at the bedrock level of Ground Zero on Saturday after a procession through Manhattan …
Small plane with French tourists crashes in Arizona, one dead
(Reuters) – A small plane carrying a group of French tourists crashed in Arizona on Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least four, one critically, local television reported.
New York police recruiting Muslim informants: NY Times
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police have been recruiting immigrants, most of them Muslims, in the years following the attacks of September 11, 2001, to act as informants eavesdropping in cafes, restaurants and mosques, The New York Times reported…
