S.C. lawmakers vote to allow concealed guns in restaurants
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A measure allowing people with concealed-weapons permits in South Carolina to carry firearms into restaurants and bars that serve alcohol is headed to the desk of Governor Nikki Haley, a gun enthusiast who is expe…
Former Virginia governor pleads not guilty to bribery charges
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges on Friday and were released on their own recognizance until trial.
U.S. propane shortage hits millions during brutal freeze
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions of Americans are feeling the pinch of a propane shortage this week as brutal cold exposes the supply vulnerabilities of a fuel that heats homes, schools and businesses across wide swathes of the United States.
Philadelphia woman gives birth on sled after heavy snowstorm
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania woman and her 2-day-old daughter were in good condition on Friday after she gave birth outdoors, sitting on a sled her husband had used to pull her through snow more than a foot deep to their car.
Remains of long-vanished Missouri fugitive believed found in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Washington state authorities believe they have unearthed the remains of an escaped Missouri prison inmate who eluded capture for over 25 years, apparently by living quietly on the West Coast before he died of cancer and …
Exclusive: Pentagon report faults F-35 on software, reliability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. Defense Department report warns that ongoing software, maintenance and reliability problems with Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 stealth fighter could delay the Marine Corps’ plans to start using its F-35 jets by mid-2015….
Arizona university revokes fraternity’s charter over “racially insensitive” party
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona State University said on Thursday it had permanently severed ties with a campus fraternity whose members threw a party with a “racially-insensitive” theme that has drawn outrage from leaders in the black community and beyond…
Republicans seek own policy cure to replace Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Republicans are saying they can no longer just be the party of “No” on Obamacare: They need to come up with an alternative healthcare policy.
Rocket blasts off with NASA communications satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – An unmanned rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday to put the newest member of NASA’s space communications network into orbit.
Dozens of vehicles crash on icy Indiana highway, at least 3 killed
CHICAGO (Reuters) – At least three people were killed and more than 20 injured in multiple crashes involving nearly four dozen vehicles Thursday afternoon along an ice-slicked interstate highway in northwest Indiana, officials said.
