U.S. preterm births fall to 15-year low, still worst in developed world
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rate of preterm births in the United States dropped to a 15-year low of 11.5 percent in 2012, according to a report released on Friday, but the country still came in dead last among industrialized nations on this measure of inf…
U.S.-Mexico drug-smuggling tunnel closed in California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have shut down a secret underground tunnel equipped with electricity, ventilation and a rail system for smuggling drugs between a San Diego industrial park and Tijuana, Mexico, officials said on Thursday.
Flight diverted to Phoenix after undisclosed threat
(Reuters) – A United Airlines commuter flight carrying 47 people from San Francisco to San Antonio was diverted to Phoenix on Thursday after an undisclosed threat was made against the plane, authorities said.
Santa Monica sues for control over historic California airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The city of Santa Monica filed a lawsuit on Thursday to wrest control of its municipal airport from the federal government, marking the latest chapter in a decades-long dispute over the future of the historic general aviation hu…
Analysis: In removing stop-and-frisk judge, U.S. court enters rare territory
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a series of interviews in May, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin said federal judges are too cautious in exercising their creativity and independence.
Court halts NYC stop-and-frisk ruling, removes judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court froze court-ordered reforms to the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program and removed the judge who found the police tactic unconstitutional, saying she “ran afoul” of the judicial code of con…
Enrollment in Obamacare very small in first days: documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Enrollment in health insurance plans on the troubled Obamacare website was very small in the first couple of days of operation, with just 248 Americans signing up, according to documents released on Thursday by a U.S. House of Re…
Northop’s new Fire Scout unmanned helicopter takes flight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A larger and more powerful version of Northrop Grumman Corp’s Fire Scout unmanned helicopter made its first two flights on Thursday, the U.S. Navy said as it plans to start using the new aircraft next year.
NY’s Barclays Center box holders claim shabby treatment due to race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of Barclays Center luxury box holders sued the giant events center in Brooklyn on Thursday, claiming they have been treated badly because they are black.
Pentagon chief criticizes states over ID cards for same-sex couples
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel criticized nine U.S. states on Thursday for refusing to issue identity cards to same-sex spouses and said he expected the adjutants general for the state militias to comply with lawful directions and…
