Four dead in capsized vessel found off Florida coast
MIAMI (Reuters) – Four people are dead after a small boat carrying suspected migrants was found capsized and adrift midday Thursday off the east coast of Florida, a U.S. Coast Guard official on Friday .
Michigan to probe how convicted killer escaped prison
(Reuters) – Michigan’s attorney general on Friday launched an investigation into how a convicted murderer escaped from a state prison and kidnapped a woman whom he forced to drive to Indiana, Governor Rick Snyder said.
Missing Wisconsin baby found alive, doing well -police
(Reuters) – A 6-day-old baby reported missing from his bassinet in southern Wisconsin was found alive and well in a tote bag at the side of a frozen Iowa highway nearly 200 miles away, police said on Friday.
Accused Silk Road website owner faces November trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of creating an underground online drugs marketplace called Silk Road will face trial in November.
Florida tax evasion trial of ex-UBS banker delayed eight months
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida judge has agreed to an eight-month delay in the trial of Raoul Weil, a former high-ranking UBS banker charged with tax fraud by U.S. authorities.
Cargill Nebraska beef plant still shut after fire, may open Saturday
(Reuters) – A Cargill Inc beef processing plant in Schuyler, Nebraska, remained closed Friday while it was being repaired after a fire and ammonia leak forced it to shut early on Thursday, a company spokesman said.
Arctic air grips U.S. Midwest; temperatures to moderate next week
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Midwest endured another frigid morning on Friday and another spell of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures is forecast for early next week, but temperatures should moderate after that, an agricultural meteorologist said.
Exclusive: Pentagon to boost missile defense spending by over $4 billion: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department plans to ask Congress for $4.5 billion in extra missile defense funding over the next five years as part of the fiscal 2015 budget request, say congressional sources and an expert.
Four family members dead in apparent Ohio triple murder-suicide
(Reuters) – A 68-year-old man killed his wife, daughter and 15-year-old granddaughter in a triple murder-suicide in a rural swath of northwestern Ohio, county officials said on Thursday.
Insight: Republicans still seen falling behind in election data wars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney in the 2012 U.S. presidential election, many political strategists saw it as a triumph of the Obama team’s technological prowess, allowing it to identify likely Democratic voters and get the…
