Alabama air base resumes operations; suspicious package held food
(Reuters) – Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama resumed operations on Friday afternoon after the investigation of a suspicious package revealed it contained food, an air base spokesman said.
Two arrested after brazen heist at Fifth Avenue jewelry store
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men have been arrested in connection with a brazen, daytime heist at a posh New York City jewelry store, while three other suspects were still being sought, police said Friday.
Florida police find marijuana plants growing in empty swimming pool
MIAMI (Reuters) – Police who found five pounds of pot during a routine traffic stop searched the motorists’ house and followed the scent to an empty backyard swimming pool where 82 marijuana plants were growing beneath a thick slab of concrete, officia…
Two arrested after brazen heist at Fifth Avenue jewelry store
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men have been arrested in connection with a brazen, daytime heist at a posh New York City jewelry store, while three other suspects were still being sought, police said Friday.
Massachusetts licenses its first medical marijuana dispensaries
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts has licensed 20 dispensaries to start growing and selling marijuana for medical use, the Department of Health said on Friday in the latest U.S. step to boost access to the widely outlawed drug.
Princess Cruises ship docks in Texas with ill passengers aboard
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Dozens of passengers who fell ill on a Princess Cruises ship arrived in Houston a day early on Friday and were met by U.S. health officials investigating the second outbreak of a stomach illness on a cruise ship in a week.
FDA proposes rule to prevent food contamination during transport
(Reuters) – Food transportation companies will be required to adhere to certain sanitation standards to prevent food from becoming contaminated during transit under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
U.S. court throws out air safety rule on fuel cells
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a federal air safety rule that prohibits passengers from carrying flammable gas-powered fuel cells, which power electronic devices, in checked luggage.
Michigan police find body parts believed to be male
(Reuters) – Body parts found dumped in garbage bags along a snowy Michigan roadway are believed to be the remains of a white male, investigators said on Friday.
Dennis Rodman says he’d trade places with American held in North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former basketball star Dennis Rodman said on Friday he was willing to trade places with Kenneth Bae, an American missionary imprisoned in North Korea, the next time he visits his friend, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
