Miami to begin port dredge in readiness for Panama canal expansion
MIAMI (Reuters) – The long-awaited dredge of Miami’s port will begin this week as it and other cities up and down the east coast scramble to prepare for the massive ships that will pass through the Panama Canal when expansion work there is completed in…
U.S. regulators to consider in-flight calls, text messaging
WASHINGTON/ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is considering allowing airplane passengers to use their cellphones for calls and text messaging during flights, setting up a challenging debate over technical and social implica…
Accused killer pleads not guilty to murder of New York’s ‘Baby Hope’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The accused killer of a small girl dubbed “Baby Hope” whose death was a mystery for more than two decades pleaded not guilty to her murder on Thursday.
Judge denies bail for alleged Silk Road founder Ulbricht
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday denied a petition to release alleged Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht from jail before his trial, concluding that the bail proposal his defense team presented was not strong enough to dispel worries that …
Another U.S. Navy officer suspended in widening corruption probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Thursday it has suspended the deputy commander of a unit responsible for port and harbor security as a result of allegations in the widening corruption probe involving a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Five children pulled from Minnesota pond after car crash
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Five young children were seriously injured after the car they were riding in veered off a rain-slicked highway ramp and slid into a near-freezing pond in the Minneapolis area on Thursday morning, officials said.
Floridians overwhelmingly support medical use of marijuana: poll
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – An overwhelming majority of Floridians would support legalizing marijuana when used for medical purposes in the Sunshine State, a poll released on Thursday showed.
After 11 years in jail for murder, Kennedy cousin out on bail
STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who spent 11 years in prison for the 1975 murder of a teenage neighbor in Greenwich, Connecticut, walked free on Thursday after a judge granted him bail ahead of a new trial.
Massachusetts teenager charged with murdering, raping teacher
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts grand jury on Thursday indicted a 14-year-old high school student on charges of murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery in the death of a 24-year-old math teacher at his school near Boston last month.
U.S. military says it may have to cut Europe budget by fifth
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States may be compelled to cut its military spending in Europe next year by as much as a fifth in the latest round of reductions under “sequestration”, America’s top general in the region said on Thursday.
