U.S. anti-abortion marchers brave freezing cold in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S. anti-abortion activists braved frigid temperatures to rally at the annual March for Life on Wednesday, and a top Republican lawmaker vowed that the House of Representatives would vote soon to end taxpayer-funded…
California governor Brown urges continued fiscal restraint
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown took credit for his state’s fiscal rebound in a state of the state address on Wednesday that also urged continued restraint to lawmakers seeking to rebuild a social safety net tattered …
New York boy, eight, dies after saving six family members in fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An 8-year-old boy who saved the lives of six family members by warning them their trailer was on fire died after going back in to try to rescue his disabled uncle, said authorities in western New York state.
Explosions, fire reduce Mississippi biodiesel plant to rubble
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Explosions and an intense blaze at a biodiesel complex in northern Mississippi reduced it to smoldering rubble on Wednesday, but the two workers at the plant managed to escape unharmed, the plant’s manager said.
University of Oklahoma says shooting report was false alarm
NORMAN, Oklahoma (Reuters) – Reports of shots being fired at the University of Oklahoma on Wednesday turned out to be false and no evidence has been found of a weapon being discharged on campus, University President David Boren told reporters.
U.S. justices weigh child porn restitution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to struggle on Wednesday as they considered how much defendants convicted of possessing images of child pornography have to pay in restitution to victims.
U.S. safety regulators propose child car seat side-impact test
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators have proposed upgraded standards for child car seats that will better protect children when the vehicle is struck on the side, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Widow describes pain of losing husband shot in Florida theater
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – The widow of a man killed in a Florida movie theater last week cried on Wednesday as she described how the joy over a rare date with her husband was shattered by a stranger’s gunshot.
Michigan governor to push plan to protect Detroit art, pensions: court
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is set to announce “significant state participation” in a plan to aid Detroit’s art museum and public pensions, mediators said Wednesday, as the city works through its historic bankruptcy.
Ford teams with Stanford, MIT to research automated driving
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is joining with two top U.S. universities to launch research into automated driving technology.
