U.S. Postal Service to raise prices in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service plans to raise the cost of mailing a letter in the United States by three pennies to 49 cents in January, the agency announced on Wednesday.
Nevada teen sought in killing of mom and little brother
(Reuters) – Police are looking for a 16-year-old boy in connection with the stabbing death of his mother and 9-year-old brother in their home in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, authorities said.
U.S. Postal Service pays futurist to study stamps’ fate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The financially strapped United States Postal Service is paying a futurist more than half a million dollars to assess the future of stamps as the agency struggles to raise revenues.
Three freight trains collide near Amarillo, Texas; four injured
(Reuters) – Three freight trains collided near Amarillo, Texas, on Wednesday, injuring four crew members, two of them critically, a railroad spokesman said.
Exclusive: Hundreds of U.S. security clearances seen falsified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have documented at least 350 instances of faulty background investigations done by private contractors and special agents for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in recent years, illustrating what some law…
New York commuter rail line partly restores service after delays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Metro-North New York commuter railroad resumed limited service along a major line between New York City and Connecticut on Wednesday after a power outage stopped service for more than two hours, delaying thousands of people.
California governor signs law aimed at protecting kids from paparazzi
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California bill aimed at keeping paparazzi away from the children of celebrities and supported by film stars and parents Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday.
Consumer groups sue U.S. over delay in backup camera rule
DETROIT (Reuters) – A group of consumer advocates sued the U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday for repeatedly delaying a potentially life-saving rule requiring backup cameras in new cars sold in the United States.
U.S. charity gives away $625,000 in ‘genius’ grants with no strings attached
(Reuters) – A writer of fantasy books set in swamps of Florida and a primary care doctor in New Jersey are among 24 of America’s most creative and original thinkers who will each get $625,000 “genius” grants this year, a U.S. non-profit said on Wednesd…
California wins four-week reprieve of deadline to reduce prison population
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California won an extra four weeks to reduce prison overcrowding on Tuesday as a panel of judges called a brief time out in an escalating crisis over inmate populations that Governor Jerry Brown and legislative leaders say they …
