Off reeking cruise ship in NJ, passengers recall nightmare trip
BAYONNE, New Jersey (Reuters) – Passengers staggered off a Royal Caribbean ship reeking of vomit and diarrhea at its home port on Wednesday after their cruise was cut short by an apparent stomach bug that felled nearly 700 vacationers and crew.
Cuban agent due for U.S. release to be deported, lawyer says
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence agent, jailed for 15 years for spying on Cuban-American exiles in Miami, is due to be freed next month and is expected to be deported back to the Caribbean island country, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Obama seeks to lift U.S. women’s pay further out of ‘Mad Men’ era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. women’s paychecks will not catch up to men’s for another 40 years at the current rate of improvement, experts say, a situation U.S. president Barack Obama highlighted in his State of the Union address, calling for policy cha…
Attack on mass transit seen as top Super Bowl security risk
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bomb attacks of the kind that tore through mass transit sites in Russia ahead of the upcoming Sochi Olympics are a top concern of security officials preparing for Sunday’s Super Bowl, the head of the New Jersey State Police said on…
Maryland mall shooter assembled shotgun in skate shop: police
(Reuters) – A 19-year-old Maryland mall gunman assembled a shotgun in a skateboard shop dressing room before killing two employees and then turning the weapon on himself, police said on Wednesday.
Wyoming among states eyeing laws to ban Google Glass while driving
(Reuters) – Sparsely populated Wyoming, whose natural beauty draws tourists from around the globe, is among a small number of U.S. states eyeing a ban on the use of wearable computers while driving, a move that appears to target Google Glass.
Detroit presents debt adjustment plan to creditors
(Reuters) – Detroit’s creditors got their first look Wednesday at the city’s proposed plan to adjust its debt and emerge from bankruptcy, though no details were immediately available.
Amid test scandal, U.S. Air Force sees ‘systemic problem’ in ranks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is likely suffering from a “systemic problem” among the officers who oversee America’s nuclear missile launch systems, the new head of the military branch said on Wednesday as an exam-cheating scandal widened.
Detroit museum pledges to raise $100 million for art, city pensions
DETROIT (Reuters) – The Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) said on Wednesday its board of directors approved a commitment to raise $100 million to help protect its art collection and city retirees in Detroit’s bankruptcy.
Death penalty decision looms for Boston bomb suspect
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will decide this week whether to seek the death penalty for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of setting off two pressure-cooker bombs at the finish line of the world-renowned rac…
