U.S. rail regulator says talk of Bakken shutdowns is a rumor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration said on Friday it was unaware of any shut downs of rail terminals near the Bakken oilfields in the central United States.
Underground fire in Columbus, Ohio sends manhole covers flying
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An underground fire ripped through downtown Columbus early on Friday, causing explosions and sending manhole covers flying into the air in the Ohio state capital.
U.S. expands healthy food assistance to women, infants and children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 9 million poor women and young children who receive federal food assistance under the U.S. government’s so-called WIC program will have greater access to fruits, vegetables and whole grains under an overhaul of the program u…
Chronically ill facing high drugs costs under U.S. health law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s ban on discriminatory health insurance practices against the sick has not stopped insurers from increasing up-front charges for the expensive drugs needed to control chronic illnesses from leukemia to mul…
At funeral home, ‘dead’ Mississippi man kicks to escape body bag
(Reuters) – A funeral director in Mississippi got a bit of a shock this week when a man, brought to him in a body bag, kicked to get out just before he was to be embalmed, a local TV station reported.
Oklahoma House passes new abortion restrictions bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to apply new restrictions on abortions that lawmakers said are aimed at protecting women’s health but opponents say are designed to shut down clini…
Obama, tech firms to announce software donations to U.S. schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to announce on Friday that private companies have donated more than $400 million worth of software and software licenses to bring more technology to classrooms.
Ex-NFL star arrested in Los Angeles on New Orleans rape warrant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former football star Darren Sharper, wanted by New Orleans police as a suspect in two rapes, was arrested on Thursday in Los Angeles, where he pleaded not guilty a week ago to charges of drugging four other women and raping two …
U.S. appeals court sides with California school in T-shirt dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Bay-area high school officials did not violate the civil rights of five students by demanding they remove T-shirts bearing images of the U.S. flag at an event celebrating the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, a f…
Two Mexicans charged with running outlaw gun factory in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two Mexican nationals were indicted on Thursday on charges of running an outlaw weapons-supply shop in northern California that assembled and sold unmarked, illegal firearms and accessories, including machine-guns and silencer…
