Holiday e-commerce deals may deliver surge in U.S. Postal Service revenue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service, bleeding millions of dollars daily, is hoping the 2013 holiday season will boost its finances through a partnership with Amazon.com, a surge in online shopping and the timely release of a new stamp featur…
NYC stop-and-frisk judge’s bid for reinstatement denied
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a judge’s challenge of its decision to remove her from the high-profile stop-and-frisk case against the New York City Police Department.
Ohio execution stayed while state weighs allowing organ donation
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio Governor John Kasich on Wednesday stayed the execution of convicted killer Ronald Phillips to assess whether Phillips’s non-vital organs or tissues can be donated to his mother or possibly others.
Hawaii becomes 15th U.S. state to legalize gay marriage
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Hawaii’s governor signed into law on Wednesday a bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples, capping 20 years of legal and political rancor in a state regarded as a pioneer in advancing the cause of gay matrimony.
Four 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 of obstructions at Camp Pendleton, just north of San Diego, California, a military spokesman said.
Montana bride claims husband said could hike cliff trail blindfolded: documents
(Reuters) – A Montana bride accused of shoving her new husband off a cliff at Glacier National Park told authorities she had been reluctant to hike the steep trail but her husband said he could do it blindfolded, court records showed.
Software pioneer McAfee says he will testify about murder in Belize
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Computer software pioneer John McAfee said on Wednesday he will testify willingly about the murder of his American neighbor in Belize last year, as he seeks to defend himself from a wrongful death lawsuit that blames him fo…
Three shot, five in custody after shooting near Pittsburgh school
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Three teenage boys were wounded on Wednesday and five people have been taken into custody after shots were fired outside a Pittsburgh high school in an incident that police said could be related to a fight that took…
U.S. Navy to declare Boeing’s P-8A spy plane ready for use: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy is expected to announce soon that Boeing Co’s P-8A aircraft, a long-range maritime surveillance plane based on the company’s 737 airliner, is ready for initial operational use, sources familiar with the program said…
Missing New Jersey woman may be victim of dead serial killer: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey woman who disappeared nearly five years ago might have been murdered by a confessed serial killer who committed suicide in jail before authorities could locate all of his victims, the FBI said on Wednesday.
