Skiers win, florists lose in storm-battered northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. East Coast was blasted by the end of a four-day winter storm on Friday, freezing sales of Valentine’s Day flowers and sweets but revving up snowmobiles and ski areas desperate to salvage a lackluster season.
Jury deliberations in Florida loud music murder trial to resume Saturday
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A north Florida jury ended a third day of deliberations on Friday in the trial of a middle-aged man who shot and killed a black teenager in an argument over rap music that was blaring from the youth’s car.
Cofounder of anti-sex-trafficking group hit with more rape charges
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A cofounder of an anti-sex-trafficking group who fled Washington state for his native Nepal after being accused of raping his teenage stepdaughter has been hit with additional charges stemming from the alleged abuse, pro…
New Jersey ex-prosecutor seeks probe of alleged political meddling
(Reuters) – A former New Jersey prosecutor has asked state lawmakers to investigate the dismissal of an indictment against a sheriff who had ties to Governor Chris Christie’s administration.
Ex NFL player Darren Sharper accused of drugging, raping women
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former professional football player Darren Sharper, a star defensive back turned television sports analyst, was charged on Friday with drugging four women and raping two of them in a Los Angeles area hotel, prosecutors said.
Obama weighs in on contentious union vote at Volkswagen plant
CAMBRIDGE, Md./CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – P resident Barack Obama on Friday waded into a high-stakes union vote at Volkswagen AG’s plant in Tennessee, accusing Republican politicians who oppose unionization of being more concerned about German …
Tracks at site of Pennsylvania oil train derailment cleared -operator
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Norfolk Southern on Friday cleared the tracks of tank cars carrying Canadian crude oil that derailed in Pennsylvania and said the spill that resulted from the accident was slightly larger than it first estimated.
Oregon woman trapped in crater survives week of freezing weather
PORTLAND (Reuters) – A distraught woman who became stranded in a large crater in rural Oregon survived for a week despite snow, ice and freezing temperatures before she was rescued, police said on Friday.
NBC’s Joel McHale to headline White House correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Actor and comedian Joel McHale will be the featured performer at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, which is attended by members of the media, celebrities and the president, the association said on Friday….
Winter storm buries parts of northeast; death toll at 20
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. East Coast dug out on Friday from the final wallop of a deadly four-day storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in some places, causing chaos from the South to New England.
