Penn State football coach O’Brien, hired after Paterno fired, quits
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Penn State on Thursday announced the resignation of its head football coach Bill O’Brien, who was hired two years ago in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal that cost legendary coach Joe Paterno his job.
Sharpshooters to renew deer cull in heart of Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sharpshooters will renew culling the white-tailed deer population, growing fast in the heart of the U.S. capital, as early as Thursday night, the National Park Service said.
Two Americans detained by Libyan army in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Two Americans were being held by the Libyan army at its headquarters in the city of Benghazi, a local security source and army sources told Reuters.
Threatening snowstorm may be early test for N.Y. Mayor de Blasio
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is coming into City Hall with a sweeping mandate to address the city’s most vexing problems, from economic inequality to police and community relations.
Jihad Jane: Despite cooperation, U.S. seeks ‘decades’ in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pennsylvania woman who called herself Jihad Jane and a teenage accomplice from Maryland provided “very significant” assistance to U.S. authorities in several terrorism investigations but still remains a threat to the public, …
De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City’s 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take “dead aim” at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York’s tale of two cities.
World’s first state-licensed marijuana retailers open doors in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – The world’s first state-licensed marijuana retailers legally permitted to sell pot for recreational use opened for business in Colorado on Wednesday with long lines of customers, marking a new chapter in America’s drug culture.
Powerful storm looms for Midwest, Northeast, forecasters say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The eastern United States faces a major winter storm this week that could reach blizzard conditions in some areas and snarl plans for travelers returning from holiday trips, forecasters said on Wednesday.
At least 14 injured in Minneapolis apartment building blaze
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – At least 14 people were injured, six of them critically, in an explosion and fire at a Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday morning in frigid temperatures, officials said.
Doctors, hospitals expect some confusion as Obamacare plans start
(Reuters) – Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law took effect on Wednesday.
