Powder sent to sites near Super Bowl not hazardous: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several suspicious letters that sparked a security scare near the site of this weekend’s Super Bowl contained a powdery substance that was not hazardous, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday.
Lawyers argue evidence in Colorado movie theater shooting case
DENVER (Reuters) – Attorneys for accused Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes questioned an FBI forensic examiner in court on Friday as they sought to have expert crime scene reconstruction testimony excluded from the upcoming trial.
Two Obamacare exchanges see more health insurer competition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least two U.S. states running their own Obamacare health insurance exchanges expect new insurers to enter their marketplaces and bolster competition in 2015, officials said on Friday.
Alabama air base resumes operations; suspicious package held food
(Reuters) – Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama resumed operations on Friday afternoon after the investigation of a suspicious package revealed it contained food, an air base spokesman said.
Two arrested after brazen heist at Fifth Avenue jewelry store
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men have been arrested in connection with a brazen, daytime heist at a posh New York City jewelry store, while three other suspects were still being sought, police said Friday.
Florida police find marijuana plants growing in empty swimming pool
MIAMI (Reuters) – Police who found five pounds of pot during a routine traffic stop searched the motorists’ house and followed the scent to an empty backyard swimming pool where 82 marijuana plants were growing beneath a thick slab of concrete, officia…
Two arrested after brazen heist at Fifth Avenue jewelry store
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men have been arrested in connection with a brazen, daytime heist at a posh New York City jewelry store, while three other suspects were still being sought, police said Friday.
Massachusetts licenses its first medical marijuana dispensaries
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts has licensed 20 dispensaries to start growing and selling marijuana for medical use, the Department of Health said on Friday in the latest U.S. step to boost access to the widely outlawed drug.
Princess Cruises ship docks in Texas with ill passengers aboard
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Dozens of passengers who fell ill on a Princess Cruises ship arrived in Houston a day early on Friday and were met by U.S. health officials investigating the second outbreak of a stomach illness on a cruise ship in a week.
FDA proposes rule to prevent food contamination during transport
(Reuters) – Food transportation companies will be required to adhere to certain sanitation standards to prevent food from becoming contaminated during transit under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
