Christie administration held Sandy relief ‘hostage’ over project -mayor
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration threatened to withhold Superstorm Sandy relief funds from a flooded town unless a redevelopment plan Christie favored was quickly approved, the mayor of Hoboken said on Saturday.
Probation recommended for Colorado farmers tied to listeria outbreak
DENVER (Reuters) – Two Colorado farmers whose listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killed 33 people in 2011 should be sentenced to five years of probation, a prosecutor told a court on Friday.
Teen surrenders in Philadelphia school shooting
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A 17-year-old boy wanted in connection with a Philadelphia school shooting that wounded two students turned himself in to police on Saturday, a detective said.
Day of non-violence urged to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
ATLANTA (Reuters) – People worldwide should honor the memory of Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. by making Monday a “no shots fired” day and ringing church bells in support of non-violence, urged the daughter of the slain U.S. civil rights leader.
Man in Oklahoma church bomb plot not guilty by reason of insanity
(Reuters) – A 25-year-old man accused of plotting to bomb numerous churches in Miami, Oklahoma, with an arsenal of Molotov cocktails was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Friday.
Firefighters make progress controlling California blaze
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters battling a blaze sweeping across acres of dry brush for a second day in the foothills near Los Angeles kept advancing flames largely in check on Friday, helped by diminishing winds that allowed most evacuees to retu…
Judge refuses to halt wolf trapping in Idaho wilderness
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A district judge on Friday denied a request from conservationists to block Idaho’s efforts to trap and kill two wolf packs targeted for eradication in a federally protected wilderness area for preying on elk prized by hunters….
North Carolina ultrasound abortion law ruled illegal by judge
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday struck down a 2011 North Carolina law requiring abortion providers to perform an ultrasound and explain it to a woman before having an abortion, arguing it violated the constitutional right to free speech of doctor…
Southwest pilots confused by lights of wrong U.S. airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pilots of a Southwest Airlines plane that landed at the wrong airport in Missouri this week told investigators they mistook the bright runway lights of a smaller airport for their intended destination at Branson Airport, the …
Michelle Obama turns 50, joins retiree advocacy group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michelle Obama on Friday celebrated a rite of passage for Americans turning 50: getting a membership card to AARP, a national organization that promotes the interests of older people.
