U.S. public pensions need more than investment windfall
(Reuters) – Double-digit annual returns for most U.S. public pension systems over the past two years have done little to shrink the yawning deficits facing many of them after a decade of inadequate funding, according to analysts and recent data.
William Clay Ford Sr., grandson of pioneer automaker, dies at 88
DETROIT (Reuters) – Former Ford Motor Co executive William Clay Ford Sr., the last surviving grandchild of the automaker’s founder, Henry Ford, and the longtime owner of the Detroit Lions football team, died on Sunday at age 88, the company said.
Police arrest 52 after Massachusetts college party turns violent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police in Massachusetts arrested a total of 52 people after nearly a dozen more were taken into custody early on Sunday as a pre-St. Patrick’s Day party turned violent, with officers in riot gear sparring with revelers in skirmishe…
Three dead in Ohio nightclub shooting; police search for gunman
(Reuters) – An unidentified gunman opened fire inside an Ohio nightclub early on Sunday, killing three people including an off-duty police officer, authorities said.
Japan Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Honolulu
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japan Airlines- operated Boeing 787 made an emergency landing at Honolulu Airport after oil pressure in its right engine dropped, the Japanese carrier said.
Two dozen students injured in California stage collapse
(Reuters) – Two dozen students in Southern California were injured when a packed stage collapsed during a performance at a high school, police said on Sunday.
Centuries-old mass grave of Irish laborers probed in Pennsylvania
MALVERN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – On a cold winter’s day, historian Bill Watson found himself standing in the snow, picking through the roots of an upturned stump near railroad tracks in a place now known as Duffy’s Cut.
U.S. veteran honored 70 years after saying ‘no thanks’ to Purple Heart
AUBURN, New York (Reuters) – An 89-year-old U.S. World War Two veteran who was wounded when his plane crashed in occupied France in 1944 received a Purple Heart medal on Saturday, an honor he declined 70 years ago.
U.S. veteran honored 70 yrs after saying “no thanks” to Purple Heart
AUBURN, New York (Reuters) – An 89-year-old U.S. World War Two veteran who was wounded when his plane crashed in occupied France in 1944 received a Purple Heart medal on Saturday, an honor he declined 70 years ago.
LSD-laced steak sickened Florida family: medical examiner
TAMPA, Fl. (Reuters) – A pregnant woman and her family were hospitalized this week after eating steak bought from a Wal-Mart that local authorities believed was laced with the hallucinogenic drug LSD, according to the medical examiner’s initial test re…
