Gunman shot dead outside Florida courthouse: media
(Reuters) – An armed man was shot dead outside a Florida courthouse in a standoff with police, requiring the lockdown of nearby schools and the court building, local media reported on Friday.
No rail shutdowns in North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – No rail terminals have been shut down in the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota as a result of inspections, an official at the U.S. agency that oversees transportation of hazardous materials said on Friday.
Mt. Gox sued in United States over bitcoin losses
(Reuters) – Mt. Gox, once the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, has been sued by a customer in what may be the first of many U.S. lawsuits seeking to recoup millions of dollars of losses linked to a hacking attack that led to the exchange’s bankruptcy….
U.S. agency warns of urgent need for spending on roads, bridges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More funding is needed to address a growing “infrastructure deficit” in the United States, as aging bridges, roads and highways crumble, putting drivers at risk, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a report on Friday.
Second group files to keep UAW from reversing VW plant vote
(Reuters) – An anti-union group representing workers at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga, Tennessee plant on Friday moved to undercut a United Auto Workers challenge of an election in which the union failed to organize the factory, the second such action th…
New York jury finds Kerry Kennedy not guilty of impaired driving
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) – It took a jury less than hour to find the daughter of slain U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy not criminally liable for sideswiping a tractor-trailer while driving on a suburban New York highway, after mistakenly taking …
North Dakota latest state to confirm case of deadly pig virus
(Reuters) – North Dakota is the latest state to confirm a case of a deadly pig virus which has killed an estimated 4 million pigs in the United States since its discovery in the spring of 2013.
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…
