New York City enjoys record highs amid volatile winter weather
(Reuters) – A band of severe weather that left at least three people dead in tornadoes and heavy storms in the southeastern United States pushed up the East Coast on Sunday, bringing record high temperatures to Philadelphia and New York City and ice st…
Fired PR executive apologizes for AIDS in Africa tweet
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A public relations executive who ignited an online furor after posting a message on Twitter joking about AIDS in Africa, apologized on Sunday, saying she was ashamed of her comment.
Texas jailhouse cobbler’s short walk on freedom road
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – Lawmen would come from across Texas just to walk a few miles in the boots made by inmate Arnold Darby.
Folk hero in Cleveland kidnapping case signs book deal
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Charles Ramsey, the Cleveland dishwasher who became an instant celebrity after he helped save three women from a decade-long kidnapping ordeal, has signed a deal to write his memoirs.
IMF says will raise U.S. economic growth forecast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund predicts the U.S. economy would expand at a faster pace next year, given positive economic data and some signs of compromise in Congress, the head of the Washington-based lender said on Sunday.
Colorado student, 17, wounded in school shooting, dies
DENVER (Reuters) – A 17-year-old Colorado student shot in the head earlier this month by a gunman at her high school died on Saturday at a hospital with her family at her side, the facility and her family said.
Robots to the rescue at international trials in Florida
HOMESTEAD (Reuters) – As a squat, red-and-black robot nicknamed CHIMP gingerly pushed open a spring-loaded door a gust of wind swooped down onto the track at the Homestead-Miami Speedway and slammed the door shut, eliciting a collective sigh of disappo…
Seagram chairman, WJC head Edgar Bronfman dead at 84
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Edgar Bronfman, the chairman of the Seagram Company and long-serving president of the World Jewish Congress, died at his New York home on Saturday aged 84.
Ice storms, snowfall, rain hinders holiday travel across U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ice storms, heavy snowfall, possible tornadoes and the threat of flash floods are expected to create travel nightmares this weekend in many parts of the United States, causing flight delays and unsafe road conditions for some of th…
Obama on friendly confines of golf course as vacation starts
HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, hopeful of some rest and relaxation after a bruising year in politics, wasted little time getting his golf game in gear on the first full day of a two-week end-of-year family vacation to his home state of Ha…
