Boston ramps up security ahead of first marathon since bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston officials vowed on Saturday to balance tight security with a feeling of fun at the coming Boston Marathon, the first running of the world-renown race since the bomb attack last year killed three people and injured 264.
Former U.S. Marine’s family asks Iran to reconsider prison term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The family of an Iranian-American former U.S. Marine held in Iran since 2011 called on Saturday for senior Iranian officials to review his conviction and 10-year prison sentence on charges of collaborating with the U.S. governmen…
Investigators focus on cause of deadly California crash
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Investigators were focusing on Saturday on what caused a FedEx tractor-trailer to collide with a bus in a fiery crash in northern California that killed 10 people, five of them teenage students en route to a college r…
Funeral in Missouri for soldier killed at Fort Hood
ROLLA, Missouri (Reuters) – Mourners gathered in Rolla, Missouri, on Saturday for the funeral of one of three U.S. soldiers killed in a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base earlier this month.
Diners in hepatitis A scare at suburban New York restaurant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of diners at an Italian restaurant in suburban New York may have been exposed to hepatitis A in the last few weeks after a food handler there was found to have the liver disease, the county health department said.
N.Y. jewelry robber ties up worker, flees with $54,000 in jewelry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police are searching for a man they say stole jewelry worth $54,000 after tying up a woman who worked in a jewelry store in one of New York City’s most exclusive shopping districts.
California sheriff probes inmate mistreatment report at county jail
(Reuters) – A California sheriff and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have launched an investigation into whether inmates were mistreated at a jail outside Los Angeles, the sheriff’s department said in a statement late Friday.
12,000 evacuated from St. Louis stadium after gas odor reported
(Reuters) – About 12,000 people were evacuated from a Missouri stadium after a gas odor was reported on Friday evening, but no leak was detected, St. Louis fire officials and gas utility The Laclede Group Inc. said.
With new leader for Obamacare, White House shifts to election mode
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kathleen Sebelius’ departure as President Barack Obama’s health secretary signals a new chapter in the White House’s efforts to defend Obama’s signature healthcare law and help Senate Democrats who face tough battles for re-elect…
Obamas dine out, attend Broadway show in New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dined out in New York on Friday and attended a Broadway show, “A Raisin in the Sun,” starring actor Denzel Washington.
