Winter storm brings ‘once in decade’ ice, snow to U.S. South
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A rare blast of snow, sleet and ice hit the U.S. South on Tuesday, prompting three states to declare a state of emergency, closing the New Orleans airport and causing chaos on roads for drivers unaccustomed to the dangerously sl…
Porn photos of Amazon children get ex-missionary 58 yrs in prison
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A former missionary who admitted taking pornographic photos of children while working with a tribe in the Amazon region of Brazil was sentenced on Tuesday to 58 years in a U.S. prison.
Firefighter says not to blame for Asiana passenger’s death
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A San Francisco firefighter who responded to the crash of an Asiana Airlines plane last year has accused her department of falsely blaming her for the accidental death of a teenage girl who was lying on the runway near the air…
Foundation pledges for Detroit pensions, art rise to $370 million
(Reuters) – Foundations seeking to protect Detroit’s public pensions and its art museum in the city’s bankruptcy process raised their pledge total to $370 million on Tuesday with the addition of a $40 million commitment from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation…
Medical marijuana to be sold in Connecticut by summer: governor
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Medical marijuana will go on sale in Connecticut by summer 2014, dispensed throughout the state by four vendors, Governor Dannel Malloy said on Tuesday.
House, Senate leaders predict swift passage of farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees are optimistic that the long-overdue U.S. farm bill will pass, although the House of Representatives vote set for Wednesday could be the more difficult hurdle.
Snow delays sentencing for Tennessee nuclear facility break-in
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – An elderly nun and two other activists were ordered to pay about $53,000 restitution for breaking into a Tennessee defense facility, but must wait to hear how much prison time they could face after a judge suspended sen…
Colorado farmers sentenced to home detention for 2011 listeria outbreak
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal court judge on Tuesday sentenced two Colorado farmers to six months of home detention and five years probation for their role in a deadly 2011 listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes.
Delaware doc accused of waterboarding stepdaughter goes on trial
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A Delaware pediatrician force-fed his 11-year-old stepdaughter, forbade her from using the bathroom and used “waterboarding” in attempts to discipline the child, a prosecutor said during opening statements on Tuesday.
U.S. Customs grounds fleet of drones after crash at sea
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has grounded its fleet of drones after a crew was forced to crash a pilotless craft off the coast of Southern California because of a mechanical problem, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
