Arsonist strikes Chinese consulate in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese consulate in San Francisco sustained fire and smoke damage after an arsonist struck it, the consulate said on Thursday, but there were no injuries and the consulate was open for business.
Fugitive U.S. banker arrested after 18 months on run
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Georgia bank director who left a suicide note and vanished while under suspicion he embezzled $21 million has been captured 18 months after he disappeared.
Penn State football coach O’Brien, hired after Paterno fired, quits
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Penn State on Thursday announced the resignation of its head football coach Bill O’Brien, who was hired two years ago in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal that cost legendary coach Joe Paterno his job.
Sharpshooters to renew deer cull in heart of Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sharpshooters will renew culling the white-tailed deer population, growing fast in the heart of the U.S. capital, as early as Thursday night, the National Park Service said.
Two Americans detained by Libyan army in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Two Americans were being held by the Libyan army at its headquarters in the city of Benghazi, a local security source and army sources told Reuters.
Threatening snowstorm may be early test for N.Y. Mayor de Blasio
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is coming into City Hall with a sweeping mandate to address the city’s most vexing problems, from economic inequality to police and community relations.
Jihad Jane: Despite cooperation, U.S. seeks ‘decades’ in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pennsylvania woman who called herself Jihad Jane and a teenage accomplice from Maryland provided “very significant” assistance to U.S. authorities in several terrorism investigations but still remains a threat to the public, …
De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City’s 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take “dead aim” at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York’s tale of two cities.
World’s first state-licensed marijuana retailers open doors in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – The world’s first state-licensed marijuana retailers legally permitted to sell pot for recreational use opened for business in Colorado on Wednesday with long lines of customers, marking a new chapter in America’s drug culture.
Powerful storm looms for Midwest, Northeast, forecasters say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The eastern United States faces a major winter storm this week that could reach blizzard conditions in some areas and snarl plans for travelers returning from holiday trips, forecasters said on Wednesday.
