Train carrying Canadian oil derails, leaks in Pennsylvania
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 120-car Norfolk Southern Corp train carrying heavy Canadian crude oil derailed and spilled in western Pennsylvania on Thursday, adding to a string of recent accidents that have prompted calls for stronger safety standards.
New York City draws fire for keeping schools open in blizzard
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was blasted by a teachers union, many parents and even a well-known TV weatherman on Thursday for keeping the city’s public schools open during near-blizzard conditions.
Mississippi lawmakers move forward on 20-week abortion ban
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – Mississippi lawmakers took steps to become the latest U.S. state to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy by passing a measure on Thursday that seeks to further restrict access to the procedure.
NSA memo confirms Snowden scammed passwords from colleagues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A National Security Agency civilian employee resigned last month after telling the FBI he had inadvertently let former contractor Edward Snowden use his password to access information he was not authorized to see, according to a …
Blast rocks Kentucky natural gas pipeline amid storm
(Reuters) – An explosion on a major natural gas pipeline in southern Kentucky led to a forced evacuation of residents and injured at least one person early on Thursday.
Threat of global disease outbreaks spawns 27-nation pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twenty-seven countries announced on Thursday the launch of an effort to improve the ability to prevent, detect, respond to and contain outbreaks of dangerous infectious diseases.
Congress approves debt limit increase after Senate drama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congress approved an increase in the country’s debt limit through March 2015, bowing to President Barack Obama’s demands to extend federal borrowing authority without conditions, but only after a dramatic Senate vote on Wedne…
Florida jury deliberating verdict in loud music murder trial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A north Florida jury resumes deliberations on Thursday in the trial of a middle-aged software engineer who shot and killed a black teenager who refused to turn down the rap music blaring from his car.
Boston officials set memorial for victims of marathon bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and some of the 264 people injured in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing will attend a memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the attack, officials said on Th…
U.S. judge blocks sale of controversial execution drug to Missouri
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a pharmacy from providing a compound execution drug to Missouri jailers to use in the February 26 lethal injection of Michael Taylor, guilty in the death of a 15-year-old girl.
