Analysis: Politics, legacy loom over Obama decision on Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will lay out an agenda on jobs, the economy and the environment during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
More than 300 fall ill on Royal Caribbean ship; cruise cut short
(Reuters) – More than 300 passengers and crew members fell ill aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, many with vomiting and diarrhea, the Centers for Disease Control said on Sunday.
Texas hospital ends life support for brain-dead pregnant woman
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas hospital removed a pregnant brain-dead woman from life support on Sunday in line with a court order obtained by her husband who argued the fetus she was carrying was withering inside her lifeless body, the family’s…
Police identify gunman in Maryland mall shooting, motive unclear
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – A gunman who shot and killed two people at a Maryland mall was a 19-year-old man who lived with his mother in the city of College Park and arrived at the shopping center in a taxi about an hour before opening fire, police…
Hungary addresses Holocaust after accusations it ‘whitewashed’ past
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarians collaborated with Nazis in sending nearly half a million Jews to their deaths, Hungary’s president said on Sunday in a rare public acknowledgement of a war-time past that Jewish groups say is often glossed over.
Texas hospital ends life support for brain-dead pregnant woman
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas hospital removed a brain-dead pregnant woman from life support on Sunday in line with a court order, ending a battle with her husband who argued the fetus she had been forced to carry was withering inside her lifel…
Chemical tanks ordered removed in West Virginia after spill
(Reuters) – The company whose storage tank spilled a chemical that tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia must begin removing its above-ground storage tanks by March 15, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ordered on Saturday.
Three dead, including gunman, in Maryland mall shooting
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire with a shotgun in a skate shop at a crowded shopping mall near Baltimore on Saturday, killing two store employees and wounding another person before apparently killing himself, police said.
Obama to outline new plans for jobless next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce a new plan next week to help Americans who continue to struggle to find jobs even as the economy recovers from recession, his senior adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, said on Saturday.
Man charged with murder in South Carolina State University shooting
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A man accused of shooting a fellow student to death after an argument outside a dormitory at South Carolina State University was arrested on a murder charge on Saturday, state police said.
