Former U.S. Defense Secretary Gates recovering from fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is recovering after fracturing the first vertebrae in his neck during a fall at his home in Washington state on New Year’s Day, according to media reports on Thursday.
Judge blocks stripping largest California community college of accreditation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s largest community college won a reprieve on Thursday when a judge temporarily blocked a regulatory agency from stripping City College of San Francisco of its accreditation.
Colorado ski resorts wary of marijuana tourists; others chase them
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado ski resorts and the state Tourism Office have chosen not to embrace out-of-state visitors who have come to buy legalized cannabis, creating an opportunity for a handful of small firms that are catering to marijuana tourists….
U.S. permanently relaxes rules aimed at healthier school meals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators said on Thursday they were permanently relaxing school meal rules that were designed to combat childhood obesity by reining in calories and portion sizes but aroused complaints the policies caused students to go h…
Bakken crude may be more flammable than previously thought: U.S. regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Crude oil produced in North Dakota may be more flammable and prone to explosions than earlier thought, U.S. officials said on Thursday as they examine whether gas trapped in crude-by-rail shipments could explain a spate of fiery …
Gas problem may have led to deadly blast in Minneapolis: fire chief
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Investigators are looking at a gas leak as a potential cause for an explosion and fire that gutted a Minneapolis apartment building on New Year’s Day, killing at least one person and injuring 14 others, officials said on Thursda…
Colorado firearms magazine maker leaving state due to new gun laws
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Magpul Industries, a manufacturer of ammunition magazines, is moving its corporate headquarters to Texas, making good on its threat to leave its base in Colorado because of new restrictions on guns.
U.S. considers flammability risk of Bakken crude after accidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Crude oil produced in North Dakota may be more flammable and prone to explosions than earlier thought, U.S. officials said on Thursday as they examine whether gas trapped in crude-by-rail shipments could explain a spate of fiery …
Heavy snow, dangerous cold snarl travel in northeastern U.S.
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency and urged residents to stay indoors as a major storm hit the northeastern United States on Thursday, bringing heavy snow and delaying or canceling thousa…
Having U.S. Medicaid insurance may increase ER use: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Expanding access to Medicaid, a major plank of President Barack Obama’s health reform law, could increase emergency room visits by people on the healthcare program for the poor rather than decrease them, results of a study published…
