Winter builds rare icy path to Lake Superior ice caves
(Reuters) – Crowds of people are flocking to northwestern Wisconsin to trek on a frozen-over Lake Superior to reach dramatic ice caves accessible on foot for the first time in several years, courtesy of the long frigid winter.
New England digs out from second snow storm in a week
(Reuters) – A winter blast left parts of the U.S. Northeast buried under a foot of snow on Sunday before heading toward coastal Canada, the second powerful storm system to slam the region in less than a week.
VW works council says will pursue labor representation at U.S. plant
HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s works council said it would press on with efforts to set up labor representation at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, undeterred by a workers’ vote against any such step involving the United Auto Workers union (U…
Powerball lottery prize soars to $400 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Powerball jackpot rose to $400 million on Sunday, one of the largest prizes in the lottery’s history.
Possible radiation leak at New Mexico military nuclear waste site
(Reuters) – Unusually high levels of radioactive particles were found at an underground nuclear waste site in New Mexico on Saturday in what a spokesman said looked like the first real alarm since the plant opened in 1999.
Florida man faces 60 years in prison for shooting teens over loud music
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida jury convicted a white, middle-aged man on Saturday of three counts of attempted murder for opening fire on a car of black teenagers during an argument over loud rap music, but could not reach a verdict on a …
Body found in jet wheel well at Virginia’s Dulles Airport
(Reuters) – A man’s body was discovered on Saturday in the wheel well of a South African Airways jetliner parked at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, and investigators are seeking to determine when and how he died, officials said.
Suspected hazing death of New York student ruled a homicide
(Reuters) – The death of a New York college student from brain trauma in a suspected fraternity hazing incident in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania in December was a homicide, a county coroner said on Saturday.
New York-area radio hosts apologize for fake note chastising gay couple
(Reuters) – Two New York area radio hosts have apologized for talking on-air about a note they fabricated from a fictitious parent chastising a supposed same-sex couple over their child’s birthday invite, and the broadcasters admitted they kept on with…
Obama signs increase in U.S. debt ceiling
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama signed legislation on Saturday that raises the U.S. debt limit through March 2015, taking the politically volatile issue off the table with congressional elections coming up this November.
