U.S. metropolitan areas to see some economic growth this year: mayors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly all 363 metropolitan areas in the United States will see economic and employment growth in 2014, but in many places expansion will be small, according to a forecast released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday.
Pope tweets backing for huge U.S. anti-abortion rally
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has used Twitter to back an annual anti-abortion rally, the March for Life, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of activists to Washington on Wednesday.
Search ends for North Carolina man missing after Grand Cayman dive
MIAMI (Reuters) – Grand Cayman police on Wednesday called off the search for a North Carolina man who disappeared last weekend after scuba diving near a popular beach on the island’s northwest tip.
Texas to execute Mexican national in face of diplomatic protest
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is set to execute Mexican national Edgar Tamayo on Wednesday for killing a Houston police officer in 1994 despite objections from the Mexican government, which said implementing the death penalty would violate internatio…
Silicon Valley firms to pay fee for commuter shuttles amid tech backlash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s transportation agency agreed on Tuesday to charge Google Inc, Apple Inc and other tech companies $1 every time one of their commuter shuttles uses a public bus stop, in a deal that seems unlikely to end the rec…
Hawaii big wave surfing competition called off, but swells are coming
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A Hawaii big wave surfing competition has been called off due to unfavorable weather, as state officials warned on Tuesday that swells projected to be the biggest in a decade to hit the island of Oahu could pose risks to beachgoers…
Indiana’s Purdue University shooting leaves one dead, man in custody
(Reuters) – A man was shot to death at Indiana’s Purdue University on Tuesday and a male suspect was taken into custody, police said, in an apparently targeted killing that follows a rash of shootings at U.S. schools this month.
California educator resigns after abuse accusations on YouTube video
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California educator has resigned after a woman accused her in a YouTube video of abusing her when she was a 12-year-old student, school authorities said on Tuesday, and police said they were looking into the allegations.
Three men charged with setting campfire that ignited California blaze
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three men were charged in federal court on Tuesday with setting an illegal campfire that ignited a blaze which has since grown to nearly 2,000 acres in the foothills near Los Angeles, but is largely under control.
U.S. Supreme Court asked to review Delaware’s ‘secret trials’ case
(Reuters) – Delaware asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a lower court decision that stopped the state’s nationally important business court from overseeing private arbitrations, a process critics compared to secret trials.
