Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead
NEW YORK/MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for h…
Roche’s Tamiflu for children temporarily in short supply in U.S.
(Reuters) – In what is shaping up to be a tough and widespread flu season in the United States, one of the leading medicines used to treat children with the sometimes deadly virus is in short supply.
U.S. Air Force to begin recovery of helicopter crash airmen
LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force will start to recover on Thursday the bodies of four American airmen from the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed two days ago in remote coastal marshland in eastern England, British police said.
Maine governor to state attorney general: ‘Sue me’
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) – It is not every day that a U.S. governor asks his own state’s attorney general to sue him, but that was Maine Republican Paul LePage’s response to Democrat Janet Mills’ demand that he release a report on the state’s welfar…
Corruption trial of Trenton, N.J. mayor to begin
(Reuters) – Opening arguments were set to begin Thursday in the corruption trial of the mayor of New Jersey’s capital city and his brother, both of whom were accused of bribery and extortion after a sting operation involving a parking garage developmen…
Oklahoma to execute man who killed store manager in robbery
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma on Thursday is scheduled to execute a man convicted of beating a convenience store manager to death with a baseball bat during a robbery in 1995.
U.S. Navy helicopter crashes off Virginia coast, killing two
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed off the Virginia coast on Wednesday, killing two of five crew members while another is missing, the military said.
Brain-dead California teen gets surgery at new facility after court fight
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California girl who was declared brain-dead after a tonsillectomy last month and later moved to a new care facility after a legal battle has undergone surgery to insert feeding and breathing tubes, a family attorney said on …
U.S. needs modern nuclear deterrent despite high price tag -Hagel
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday the United States had always supported a strong nuclear deterrent and would continue to do so, even as it braces for a nuclear forces overhaul that analysts say could c…
Bullock, Timberlake sweep 2014 People’s Choice Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Sandra Bullock swept the 40th People’s Choice awards on Wednesday with four wins, cementing her status as a favorite among the fan-selected winners, while singer Justin Timberlake dominated the music categories with thre…
