Former Boston mayor Tom Menino has cancer: reports
BOSTON (Reuters) – The longest-serving mayor in Boston history, who stepped down early this year after 20 years in office, has been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer, the Boston Globe reported on Sunday.
A plunge in U.S. preschool obesity? Not so fast, experts say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If the news last month that the prevalence of obesity among American preschoolers had plunged 43 percent in a decade sounded too good to be true, that’s because it probably was, researchers say.
Former U.S. Representative Bo Callaway of Georgia dies
(Reuters) – Howard “Bo” Callaway, who served as secretary of the Army after becoming the first Republican from Georgia elected to the U.S. House of Representatives since the Civil War, died on Saturday at age 86.
Democrats seek ways to limit Obamacare fallout after Florida defeat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his Democrats face the challenge of limiting fallout from Obamacare and drumming up voter enthusiasm in the November congressional elections, problem areas exposed by the loss of a Florida candidate who…
Condoleezza Rice urges Republican party to be more inclusive
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday called on the Republican Party to become more inclusive on issues like immigration.
Debris cleared from New York buildings’ collapse; focus on gas lines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City emergency crews have cleared the majority of debris from the site where two apartment buildings collapsed in a gas explosion and are nearing the underground area where the gas lines are located, officials said on Satu…
Cuban Americans hold rare meeting to discuss normalizing Cuba relations
MIAMI (Reuters) – Cuban Americans met in Miami on Saturday to discuss how to normalize relations with Cuba and end the five decade-long United States embargo against the communist-run island, the first such gathering in a decade in a city better known …
Florida head of crime tips program refuses to turn tip over to judge
(Reuters) – The director of a Crime Stoppers program in Miami, Florida, was facing jail on Saturday after refusing to hand over information in a drug case because he said it would violate the organization’s promise to keep its tipsters anonymous.
U.S. Navy Blue Angels flying high again after 2013 grounding
(Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels elite aviation team famed for its crowd-pleasing daredevil stunts at public air shows, returns to the skies on Saturday after being grounded by budget cuts for much of 2013, Navy officials said.
Honda recalls nearly 900,000 Odyssey vans in U.S. for fire risk
DETROIT (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co is recalling nearly 900,000 Odyssey minivans that could catch fire, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a recall notice posted on Friday.
