Death penalty decision looms for Boston bomb suspect
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will decide this week whether to seek the death penalty for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of setting off two pressure-cooker bombs at the finish line of the world-renowned rac…
Passengers stagger off cruise ship reeking of vomit at NJ dock
BAYONNE, New Jersey (Reuters) – Cheers erupted aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship reeking of vomit and diarrhea as it pulled into its home port in New Jersey on Wednesday, ending a trip cut short because illness felled more than 600 people.
U.S. congressman apologizes for threatening to throw reporter over balcony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Michael Grimm, a former Marine who threatened to throw a television reporter over a balcony after an interview in the Capitol, apologized on Wednesday and said he had overreacted.
Obama promotes retirement savings plan on State of Union road trip
WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – President Barack Obama set in motion a plan to help middle-income Americans save for retirement on Wednesday on a road trip to highlight themes from a State of the Union speech devoted to narrowing the gap between…
Cuban agent due for U.S. release but may not be free to go home
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence agent jailed for 15 years for spying on Cuban American exiles in Miami is due to be freed next month, but may have to remain in the United States for three years of supervised release, according to the Federal Bur…
Hundreds of snakes, many dead, found in Southern California house
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of snakes and rodents were found on Wednesday in the home of a Southern California elementary school teacher after neighbors complained of a stench emanating from the squalid house in the city of Santa Ana, police said….
Man who lost legs to Boston Marathon bomb meets Obama, writes memoir
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jeff Bauman became a symbol of a national tragedy after a photograph of him, legless and bloodied in a wheelchair at the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing, circled the world.
Convicted Cuban agent due for release next month, but not free to go home
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence agent jailed for 15 years for spying on Cuban American exiles in Miami is due to be freed on February 27, but must remain in the United States for three years of supervised release, according to the Federal Bureau…
Amid test scandal, U.S. Air Force sees ‘systemic problem’ in ranks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is likely suffering from a “systemic problem” among the officers who oversee America’s nuclear missile launch systems, the new head of the military branch said on Wednesday as an exam-cheating scandal widened.
Treasury to pick manager for Obama myRA retirement program
WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s new “myRA” retirement savings program will be run by a private-sector money management firm chosen by the U.S. Treasury Department from a field of up to 30 firms, a senior administration official s…
