Eight years on the lam, escaped zoo flamingo living large in Texas
(Reuters) – An African flamingo that escaped a Wichita, Kansas, zoo eight years ago has been spotted living with a companion cavorting in the Gulf of Mexico, some 670 miles to the south.
U.S. deep freeze to persist hampering grain, livestock movement
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cold weather is expected to continue through at least the balance of the year in the U.S. Midwest which will keep many river shipping channels frozen and prevent normally smooth transfer of grain, an agricultural meteorologist said …
Four stabbed in melee outside Denver NFL stadium
DENVER (Reuters) – Four people were stabbed, with one critically wounded, in a melee late on Thursday in a parking lot outside a stadium hosting a U.S. National Football League game, police said.
U.S. Congress, CIA still feuding over interrogations and secret prisons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Intelligence Committee and the Central Intelligence Agency still have major disagreements over a huge report the committee is trying to complete that is highly critical of harsh counterterrorism practices such as “wate…
Houston school board votes to stop using Native American mascot names
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Houston school board gave preliminary approval on Thursday to a policy to stop using mascot names such as “Redskins” that reference Native American culture and have been called offensive by advocacy groups.
Iowa, federal government reach agreement on health insurance expansion
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Iowa has reached a tentative agreement with federal officials on a plan to expand the number of low-income state residents eligible for Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, Iowa’s governor said on …
Iowa, federal government reach agreement on health insurance expansion
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Iowa has reached a tentative agreement with federal officials on a plan to expand the number of low-income state residents eligible for Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, Iowa’s governor said on …
U.S. mayors say thousands of guns sold illegally online
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of guns are being offered for sale illegally by unlicensed firearms dealers on a single U.S. website, according to a report released on Thursday by a group of U.S. mayors campaigning for gun control.
U.S. judge orders landmark California cross taken down
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A massive cross that serves as part of a war memorial on a San Diego hilltop must be dismantled because it has been found to violate a constitutional ban on government endorsement of religion, a federal judge grudgingly ruled on…
Former California city official pleads guilty to federal charges
(Reuters) – The former city manager for the scandal-plagued California city of Bell has agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy and tax charges, prosecutors announced on Thursday.
