Woman on Hawaii-bound cruise jumps overboard, presumed dead
(Reuters) – An American woman in her 50s on a Hawaii-bound cruise ship leaped overboard on Wednesday afternoon in a bid to kill herself and is presumed dead, a spokeswoman for Princess Cruises said.
Obama to tout U.S. economic recovery in Ohio steel mill visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to tout the U.S. economic recovery during a visit to an Ohio steel mill on Thursday even as he faces more questions about the troubled rollout of his signature healthcare law.
U.S. Secret Service reassigns two over conduct -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Secret Service supervisors have been reassigned over conduct deemed inappropriate, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, the latest in a series of embarrassments for the agency responsible for guarding the president…
Colorado mulls banning drones for hunting game
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado this week is considering banning the use of unmanned drones to help hunters spot game as communities across the United States grapple with how to regulate the new technology.
Four U.S. Marines die in accident at Camp Pendleton in California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Four U.S. Marines were killed on Wednesday in an accident while clearing a training area used as an artillery and aerial bombing range at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, a military spokesman said.
New Jersey township council settles housing discrimination case
MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey (Reuters) – The Mount Holly township council voted on Wednesday to settle a closely watched housing discrimination lawsuit, less than a month before scheduled arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the case that could have l…
Tuition freeze proposed for University of California undergrads
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – The new president of the University of California proposed freezing the cost of undergraduate tuition for another year to allow for an overhaul of how to pay for higher education in the state.
Ex-NFL player Hurd sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking
DALLAS (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge sentenced former Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears receiver Sam Hurd to 15 years in prison for trying to set up a drug ring that would have been a major supplier of cocaine and marijuana to the Chicago area.
House Republicans to try to impeach U.S. Attorney General Holder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to introduce articles of impeachment against Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday, in the hopes of removing a cabinet member they say has lied to Congress as well as failed to …
Oregon prosecutor’s office singled out in homemade bomb blast
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A propane gas tank rigged as a homemade bomb exploded in flames outside a prosecutor’s office in Oregon on Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack that police said was being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism.
