Republican Senators urge Obama to move on Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All 45 Republican U.S. Senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to end delays and approve the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline that would connect Canada’s tar sands with refiners at the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Naval Academy superintendent grilled in sex assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for a U.S. Naval Academy football player accused of sexual assault grilled the school’s superintendent on Friday over whether he was politically influenced to proceed with a court-martial.
Miami judge says baseball star free to return to Japan
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Miami judge ordered that baseball player Wladimir ‘Coco’ Balentien, a star player in Japan, can leave the United States to rejoin his Tokyo team after pleading not guilty on Friday to domestic violence charges.
Indiana highway reopens after deadly massive multi-vehicle crash
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An icy patch of interstate highway in northwest Indiana reopened on Friday after four dozen trucks and passenger vehicles were cleared from a massive crash that killed three people and injured about 20, officials said.
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….
